Some of the birds at the feeders so far this AM...Red-Headed Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Indigo Bunting, Red Breasted Grosbeak, Downy Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Gold Finch, Nut Hatch, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Catbird,,, good day.
Bird Migration and Misc Birding Thread
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I'll try to get a photo for you. Definitely had the purple (Lighter red) over it's head. House finches have less (and in streaks). We do have house finches too.
Haven't seen a purple in long time. House finch seems to have totally displaced them in my Twin Cities hood. Decades ago would see both at the feeder, then no purples.
The Purple Finch is not common anymore in Iowa. It was fairly common in NE Iowa in migration/wintering in the late sixties and has declined since. That said I had two females for six days in April at my feeder for the first time in memory. They nest here in Central WI and I may find one or two singing on rural bike rides
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Got preoccupied with trying to photograph owls this winter through early spring. Warbler migration, as far as warbler frenzies or rare birds, was sort of a bust in the Twin Cities, at least for me. On to chasing egrets/herons and trying to spy woodpecker babies. Have spied them catching all sorts of prey from bullheads to panfish to minnows to dragonfly nymphs but none catching a frog.
Here's a Great Egret strutting its stuff at Veteran Memorial Park in the Twin Cities. I like the neon green lores they get during mating season.
Here's a Great Egret strutting its stuff at Veteran Memorial Park in the Twin Cities. I like the neon green lores they get during mating season.
Just saw my first purple finch of the year in Ames. Idk why, but this year it seems like I'm seeing much more of a diversity of birds this year. Have 2 sets of eastern bluebirds, cedar wax wings, purple finches, among others around this year that usually haven't been in the past.
They annoy me when I am out doing a birding walkabout with all of their mimicking of other birds calls. I am the worst person in the world in trying to different bird calls and they just make it harder for me. "Oh, what's that I hear? Never mind, catbird."
How did he know it was just one? Watching? Camera? Not doubting, just wondering how he knew.
He saw the nest and then the little ones with momma Pheasant. Could have been more, but probably just that one.
Maaaaaeow!They annoy me when I am out doing a birding walkabout with all of their mimicking of other birds calls. I am the worst person in the world in trying to different bird calls and they just make it harder for me. "Oh, what's that I hear? Never mind, catbird."
Sharing because I've never seen one before. Never knew the rather bland looking Pie-billed Grebes had such colorful chicks until this summer. The chicks have cool tiger striped heads.
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In my crabapple tree late this afternoon. Probably hunting the abundant chipmunks that scurry around my deck. I frequently hear the owls from my house but this is the best look I've had of the local population.
