Birds
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AMKuska
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I think:
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I saw a small bird through the South Window this morning. For a moment, I thought that it might be a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, it seemed so small. Those used to be so common where I lived and didn't have so many sparrows. But no, it probably wasn't. They may be what is common in the garden during late summer but so small and busy that those LBJ's are hard to identify.
Steve
Eurasian Collared-Dove Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
With a flash of white tail feathers and a flurry of dark-tipped wings, the Eurasian Collared-Dove settles onto phone wires and fence posts to give its rhythmic three-parted coo. This chunky relative of the Mourning Dove gets its name from the black half-collar at the nape of the neck. A few...
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I saw a small bird through the South Window this morning. For a moment, I thought that it might be a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, it seemed so small. Those used to be so common where I lived and didn't have so many sparrows. But no, it probably wasn't. They may be what is common in the garden during late summer but so small and busy that those LBJ's are hard to identify.
Steve
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Lol squirrels are super greedy!
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today was the first day we saw a bird use the birdbaths. we'd not opened them up early due to the grackles... with the coming heat and lack of recent rain i expect we'll see the action pick up, especially when the birds notice the other birds splashing about. 
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The kids decided to help with the bird project today, and made their own bird feeder. They were very busy.
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It's so lovely to see how these children are deeply concentrating on their project.
digitS'
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Identified a House Finch, yesterday.
They may have been here awhile. I just can't separate birds by the songs they sing. This guy was on a telephone wire and then flew to the neighbor's weather antenna.
For those of you thinking that the House Finch is common, take a look at the northern limits of their range:
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They may have been here awhile. I just can't separate birds by the songs they sing. This guy was on a telephone wire and then flew to the neighbor's weather antenna.
For those of you thinking that the House Finch is common, take a look at the northern limits of their range:
House Finch Range Map, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The House Finch is a recent introduction from western into eastern North America (and Hawaii), but it has received a warmer reception than other arrivals like the European Starling and House Sparrow. That’s partly due to the cheerful red head and breast of males, and to the bird’s long...
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AMKuska
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We have house finches occasionally too, but we're in a more common area.
digitS'
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I saw one of these on the way home from the garden, yesterday. This hawk was so easy to identify.
He was sitting on a power pole and about 200 yards behind him were big steel utility poles. All of them were perfectly rust colored.
Here is where the picture is from and with more information about these birds. LINK
I believe that I often see them through the summer but, as Cornell says, the dark morph is less common. When they are this color - a Ferruginous is just what they have to be
.Steve
