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"It would be very out of character for a Northern Harrier to be taking birds at a feeder. YOu normally see them gliding low over open, grassy fields."

" One spring when I was working for Dr. Joe Grzybowski on the Black-capped Vireo project in the Wichita Mtns of SW Oklahoma, he and I saw a male BHGR & and a male RBGR in the same bush on the side of a mountain. What are the odds on that? :)"

"You are sooo right! I went to Hasting's and sat and looked at their books (and bought a few too). Thank you for the yellow eye tip. I'm new to birding, as you can tell. "

"That is for sure a Cooper's Hawk. It is NOT a MArsh Hawk (a.k.a Northern HArrier) In your field guide compare how the hawk in the photo has red eyes while the Marsh hawk has yellow eyes. They are cool pics!"

"There isn't much showing on the hawk, but it looks like it might be an adult male Cooper's Hawk. The yellow one looks like an adult male Baltimore Oriole. Not sure why it isn't yellow."

"The other one is probably a female Black-headed Grosbeak, then (Black-headed or Rose-breasted are the choices). The other female is definitely a female oriole. "

"I live in Hutchinson, Kansas. I put out some oranges and now I'm amazed at all the different species that are coming around, I've more pictures of this guy if it would help. You think the yellow one is a female oriole? I've had quit a…"

"Where are you? In the East, I'd instantly call them female Baltimore Oriole and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak."