Today I saw - Birds 2015 - Page 2 - Wildlife Gardeners

katjh · 06-30-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EllenW

That is really cool having the Orioles visit you. I have tried putting out oranges but they have never attracted anything

Grape jelly is still untouched. I think I'll just put that feeder away. The orioles seem to be happy with the bugs they are picking from the bushes and the bird bath.

turttle · 07-05-2015, 05:06 PM

Eastern phoebe, American black duck and green heron at the Town of Duck boardwalk on the Outer Banks on 7/2. We had to spend our time bird watching - a fisherman who was surf casting caught a six and a half foot shark right in front of our beach house, so we did not really want to swim!

katjh · 07-05-2015, 06:28 PM

Nice, turttle. I especially like the green heron.

havalotta · 07-05-2015, 06:42 PM

I do too.
The pond at our previous camp attracted them, I miss watching them.

jack · 07-12-2015, 10:35 AM

I love that picture of the phoebe. It initially brought to mind the Eastern Kingbird. I wonder if the two are closely related?

xfoot · 09-25-2015, 10:47 AM

Has anyone ever seen a flock of squawking grackles loudly chasing a raptor around?

Is this like man bites dog?

And can anyone tell what kind of raptor this is?

xfoot · 10-15-2016, 05:15 PM

What about this little brown "sparrow?" Seems very common, flocking in bushes, etc... Anyone know the exact name of it?

turttle · 10-23-2016, 09:14 PM

I can't tell what it is with the resolution on my iPad, but it does look like a sparrow. It appears to,have a white ring around its neck, which might be helpful in the id. Where are you seeing these birds - habitat, which state in which month? Most sparrow are ground feeders rather than in the trees.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an app called Merlin which is free, for identifying common birds in your area. I use an app called iBird, though it wasn't free.

Welcome to wildlife gardeners!

katjh · 10-24-2016, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xfoot

What about this little brown "sparrow?" Seems very common, flocking in bushes, etc... Anyone know the exact name of it?

Could it be a non-breeding male house sparrow? Color isn't great on my computer, but that's what it looks like as far as I can tell.

Welcome to Wildlife Gardeners, xfoot!

turttle · 10-25-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xfoot

Has anyone ever seen a flock of squawking grackles loudly chasing a raptor around?

Is this like man bites dog?

And can anyone tell what kind of raptor this is?

It is common to see crows and mockingbirds chase raptors, and I have seen crows chase a fox in my yard. I don't have grackles where I am, but I don't see why they wouldn't chase it. I will look when I get on my laptop to see if I can I'd the raptor. What part of the country are you in?

07-05-2015, 05:06 PM	#12
turttle Curious George & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Eastern phoebe, American black duck and green heron at the Town of Duck boardwalk on the Outer Banks on 7/2. We had to spend our time bird watching - a fisherman who was surf casting caught a six and a half foot shark right in front of our beach house, so we did not really want to swim! Attached Thumbnails __________________ There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, this is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. - Lord Byron Turttle's pollinator garden

07-05-2015, 06:28 PM	#13
katjh Hippie Gardener Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Michigan	Nice, turttle. I especially like the green heron. __________________ One with the earth, with the sky, one with everything in life. I believe it will start with conviction of the heart. ~Kenny Loggins~

07-05-2015, 06:42 PM	#14
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	I do too. The pond at our previous camp attracted them, I miss watching them. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

07-12-2015, 10:35 AM	#15
jack Great Horned Owl Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeastern MA	I love that picture of the phoebe. It initially brought to mind the Eastern Kingbird. I wonder if the two are closely related? __________________ "Know thyself." Oracle at Delphi

09-25-2015, 10:47 AM	#16
xfoot Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: TX	Has anyone ever seen a flock of squawking grackles loudly chasing a raptor around? Is this like man bites dog? And can anyone tell what kind of raptor this is? Attached Thumbnails

10-15-2016, 05:15 PM	#17
xfoot Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: TX	What about this little brown "sparrow?" Seems very common, flocking in bushes, etc... Anyone know the exact name of it? Attached Thumbnails

10-23-2016, 09:14 PM	#18
turttle Curious George & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	I can't tell what it is with the resolution on my iPad, but it does look like a sparrow. It appears to,have a white ring around its neck, which might be helpful in the id. Where are you seeing these birds - habitat, which state in which month? Most sparrow are ground feeders rather than in the trees. Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an app called Merlin which is free, for identifying common birds in your area. I use an app called iBird, though it wasn't free. Welcome to wildlife gardeners! __________________ There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, this is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. - Lord Byron Turttle's pollinator garden

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