shootingstar Posted May 30, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2020 Underside of Northern Flicker bird. 2nd photo, what type of bird is that..some sort of thrush or? I'm in the prairies right now. Last one is downy woodpecker. I'm heartbroken: I saw 3 oriole birds for the lst time in my life!! Lots of orange and abit of brown black. I couldn't catch them on my camera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted May 30, 2020 I felt I achieved a lot today....just by birding,,,being extra observant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted May 30, 2020 Am bumping this up since want some bird answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 31, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 31, 2020 If you wanted answers you should have asked easier questions. On the 2nd one, consider the female version. They are often quite different. I am heading home today from my birdwatching trip. I have about 6 bird photos I need to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 31, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 31, 2020 Flycatcher? Willow or Alder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted May 31, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 31, 2020 6 hours ago, shootingstar said: Last one is downy woodpecker. Yes it is. We have both Downy and Hairy woodpeckers at our feeder. They look the similar; however, the Hairy is much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 31, 2020 Share #7 Posted May 31, 2020 Birds are fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, JerrySTL said: Yes it is. We have both Downy and Hairy woodpeckers at our feeder. They look the similar; however, the Hairy is much larger. Yea, the hairy woodpecker has a much longer beak. I haven't seen one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, BuffJim said: Flycatcher? Willow or Alder? So far have looked at the flycatcher versions online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 31, 2020 Share #10 Posted May 31, 2020 7 hours ago, shootingstar said: Yea, the hairy woodpecker has a much longer beak. I haven't seen one yet. The hairy woodpeckers are real hairy now with all the barbershops closed. My favorite is the red belly woodpecker. I have no idea why they are called that, they don’t have a red belly. I guess there was already a red headed woodpecker and they had to name it something. Our red belly woodpecker doesn’t want to share the pecker block with other birds. When it flies in to get something to eat if another bird is on the block he lands on the gutter and leans down and pecks on the downspout like a machine gun. The other birds fly away and he lands on the pecker block and eats in peace. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 31, 2020 Share #11 Posted May 31, 2020 Brown Thrasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 31, 2020 Share #12 Posted May 31, 2020 Still figuring it out. The bigger one could be a red knot. They do migrate through Delmarva coast in late May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted June 1, 2020 38 minutes ago, BuffJim said: Still figuring it out. The bigger one could be a red knot. They do migrate through Delmarva coast in late May. The bottom looks close to a tree swallow...except where we are, they have deep shiny turquoise head. this is my tree swallow, which are quite common in our area: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted June 1, 2020 I want to believe my mysterious bird is a least flycatcher...but it doesn't look cute and pudgy like other people's photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted June 1, 2020 Share #15 Posted June 1, 2020 There is a large starling like bird that shows up at our feeders and scares all the other birds off. My wife has identified him as asshole. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted June 1, 2020 Share #16 Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: The bottom looks close to a tree swallow...except where we are, they have deep shiny turquoise head. this is my tree swallow, which are quite common in our area: This wasn’t flying like a swallow , but it’s possible. I saw lots of swallows on my trip. Mine has different shaped head and beak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted June 1, 2020 Share #17 Posted June 1, 2020 29 minutes ago, Further said: There is a large starling like bird that shows up at our feeders and scares all the other birds off. My wife has identified him as asshole. grackle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted June 1, 2020 Share #18 Posted June 1, 2020 Just now, sheep_herder said: grackle? I think so, but I like the wife naming him asshole. He bumped the blue jays on The List of unwanted birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted June 1, 2020 Share #19 Posted June 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, Further said: I think so, but I like the wife naming him asshole. He bumped the blue jays on The List of unwanted birds. My dad had a separate feeder for the asshole birds (he called them unworthy birds) They got the cheap birdseed with all the cracked corn, left over pancakes, spaghetti, moldy bread. they may be assholes but they are not picky eaters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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