Birds Everywhere!!!!

[leech~~]

34 minutes ago, smurfy said:

Without a picture Leech, hard to say, juncos maybe!!!??

Yeah, the darn little things never sat still. Just fluttering from branch to branch then gone. Not much of a tail on them either. Thought I had seen every bird that lived in my area but never them? 

Maybe a Natcatcher? 

Edited May 14, 2022 by leech~~

[smurfy]

That's not a junco, they have short white beaks . Looks like a juvenile something??

[leech~~]

11 minutes ago, smurfy said:

That's not a junco, they have short white beaks . Looks like a juvenile something??

Kind of looks like what I may have seen. Really small. Not much bigger then a humming bird? 

[Mike89]

seen a green heron yesterday!!!   fun to watch!!

[Mike89]

14 minutes ago, smurfy said:

That's not a junco, they have short white beaks . Looks like a juvenile something??

a gnatcacher??  or something like that??  

[Hawg]

Redpolls finally left a while ago. I’ve seen all my favorites, hope they stay around.  RB Grosbeaks, Cardinals, Hummers, Orioles, and Goldfinches. Best assortment I’ve had at my feeder for a couple years. No Purples yet though. 

[Wanderer]

11 hours ago, Hawg said:

Redpolls finally left a while ago. I’ve seen all my favorites, hope they stay around.  RB Grosbeaks, Cardinals, Hummers, Orioles, and Goldfinches. Best assortment I’ve had at my feeder for a couple years. No Purples yet though. 

We had goldfinches last week.  I was kinda wondering if you were gonna post when you saw them. 

[Wanderer]

On 5/14/2022 at 7:35 AM, smurfy said:

That's not a junco, they have short white beaks . Looks like a juvenile something??

Looks juvi to me too.

 

I know of one mourning dove nest that hatched out by Wednesday of last week.

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Wanderer said:

Looks juvi to me too.

 

I know of one mourning dove nest that hatched out by Wednesday of last week.

Guys, I'm just throwing up looks-likes!  The 20 or so small gray birds weren't all juvi's this time of year! 

[smurfy]

13 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Guys, I'm just throwing up looks-likes!  The 20 or so small gray birds weren't all juvi's this time of year! 

after posting what i did i googled this gnatcatcher...appears to look just like what you posted leech!!!!!!1 

[Mike89]

dats what I said too!!!   

[smurfy]

i've noticed less bird activity out back the past few days, they must be starting to nest. wrens are starting to build there nest in the wren house....... but no signs of bluebirds!!!!!  bummer!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mike89]

none here either

[chaffmj]

Bluebirds up here in Ely! Here is a pic I took of some flickers.

 

[Mike89]

been seeing them too!!  another cool bird!!  some kill deer too!!  

[going4it]

3 year old spotted a bluebird on the deck tonight while eating dinner. 

[chaffmj]

Here is a left and right profile of a Pileated woodpecker.

 

 

 

[going4it]

Had an indigo bunting in the back yard yesterday afternoon. That blue is unreal. Neighbor said the scarlet tanager is around but haven’t seen it yet.  Checked out phone skope at cabelas to see if it would work to get pics but seemed like an epic fail. 

[Hawg]

I was looking at those too. No good? There are a few different brands, 

Edited May 22, 2022 by Hawg

[going4it]

Checked phone skope and bought a different one. Doesn’t work with my phone, get about a 1/4 of the view showing on my phone and when I try to zoom that gone too. Might work with some mods 

[going4it]

I can see how skope would work if you are glassing with a spotting scope but not with binos. 

[Mike89]

while sitting outside with my company last night I seen some thing new to me!!  there were 10 to 12 female cardinals in my apple tree working over the blossoms!!!   was really neat to see and we all enjoyed it!!!   

[smurfy]

1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

while sitting outside with my company last night I seen some thing new to me!!  there were 10 to 12 female cardinals in my apple tree working over the blossoms!!!   was really neat to see and we all enjoyed it!!!   

 and just how many alcoholic beverages had you had before that??

[Mike89]

oh it was early so just a couple...   trouble maker!!!!   

[going4it]

The feeder action really slowed down around here. Was refilling thistle weekly now it’s been 2 weeks and only half gone.