"Indigo Bunting I think. "Second year" male--they go up to "second year" on January 1, though they're less than a year old."
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Laura Erickson replied to Angela Meixell's discussion Need help identifying this bird"The shape and most details are right for Pyrrhuloxia. The black face mask is not."
Laura Erickson replied to Dale Harmon's discussion Hawk ID please"We would need to see a photo to identify it, but the main hawks that take starlings would be Sharp-shinned or Cooper's."
Laura Erickson replied to Georgia Wilson's discussion What kind of Plover?"So they're still migrating. I bet it's a mature adult and a second-year bird still coming into breeding plumage. Very nice photos!"
Laura Erickson replied to Georgia Wilson's discussion What kind of Plover?"Wilson's Plover. When did you take the photos? The adult doesn't seem to be in high breeding plumage yet, and it seems late for one in adult non-breeding plumage, but it seems a bit too dull to be a breeding female."
Laura Erickson replied to Angela Meixell's discussion Need help identifying this bird"Looks like an exceptional Pyrrhuloxia. May be a hybrid with a cardinal."
Laura Erickson replied to Chris Armstrong's discussion Bluebird feeder"Many bluebirds don't visit bird feeders, so don't have a search pattern for food in them, and don't approach dead bugs. To get them to notice your feeder in the first place, you might want to use live mealworms long enough for them to…"
Laura Erickson replied to Dale Harmon's discussion Hawk ID please"They brought you to the right conclusion. Broad-winged Hawk."
Laura Erickson replied to Rodney Griffith's discussion Help on Hawk ID"The head seems a bit small for Cooper's, though it can always be tricky. My vote would be for Sharp-shinned Hawk. It's definitely an immature accipiter."
Laura Erickson replied to Sean Murray's discussion ID Help"Definitely not a falcon of any kind. They have larger eyes that are entirely very dark brown, plus don't have the rusty delicate horizontal streaking on the breast and legs that adult accipiters (well, coops and sharpies) have."
Laura Erickson replied to Barbara Singer's discussion Nest in a Gutter"Please don't. You're right that there is some risk, but there's a risk no matter where birds nest. There is also a good chance the young will do just fine."
Laura Erickson replied to leslie lewis's discussion bird physiology"Google SCHOLAR. It's one of the sidebars in google. But many journals require you to subscribe, or to access via a library."
Laura Erickson replied to leslie lewis's discussion bird physiology"There are plenty of actual books on these topics. Putting more specific words in ("bird respiration." "avian digestion") and using Google scholar will get you more information. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Home Study…"
Laura Erickson replied to Bill Patrick (maiseyimages.com)'s discussion Another "what is this??""Merlin."
Laura Erickson replied to leslie lewis's discussion honey"Honey is just too popular with bacteria and fungi--the water clouds up really quickly. One tropical researcher also found a mouth and tongue disease, similar to thrush in human babies, in hummingbirds, and traced it to feeders with honey water."
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State of the Birds
Here is the 2010 State of the Birds report, just released!
Posted on March 11, 2010 at 12:14pm
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- At 5:19pm on November 28, 2010,
Matthew Milton Reid said… - The more I look at the sparrow photo on Allison's post the more right I think you are...I have a hard time telling...but I saw her photo as a mystery that needed responding to...I guess it got responded to...you are right the White-crowned imature sparrow also has a pink beak...were in southeern Ontario Allison lives may help ID this bird and whether ir not the eyering is distinct would also help.
Matt
- At 7:55pm on September 12, 2010,
Da Lo said… - I just meandered my way onto your [Dave Tiller's] bird-bath page, from the Egret/Wood-Stork ID blog, and I had to congratulate you on those shots of the warblers! The Blackburnian, for example, was great! You also (I think) inadvertently solved an ID mystery for me with your Nashville Warbler. I think I now know what my "that can't be a Varied Bunting" bird is! Thanks.
- At 5:03pm on February 10, 2010,
Miyoko Chu said… - Hi Laura! Welcome to the site!
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