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    Who's building a nest in this large nest box?

    Some bird or birds has stuffed enough materials in this larger-size nest box (intended for woodpeckers) to cause the side to pop open. In previous years, starlings have made nests in the nest box. Is that the culprit? Northern New Jersey, 27 March 2023
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    Northern NJ bird taking a drink

    This bird seemed to be very slightly larger than a typical sparrow. It ran at high speed across our back patio and took a drink. Northern New Jersey, 23 January 2022 at noon.
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    Small gray and white bird on suet feeder

    Northern New Jersey, 22 November 2020. Small, round, with a head shaped a lot like a chickadee's head. Red-breasted nuthatch (female)?
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    Two different ducks in Rockland County, NY

    I think I've identified one of these two ducks, but I'm stumped about the other one. The one with the white "eye" around its eye is a female wood duck, I believe. But the one with the two white markings on its throat... ?
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    Red-breasted nuthatch?

    We've seen this bird around for the past two months, a new visitor this year. It seems smaller and browner than the white-breasted nuthatches we see all the time. Today I was able to photograph it, and it has a distinct white and black stripe on its head. It has slightly different feeding...
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    What are these starlings up to?

    9 March 2019, Northern New Jersey It looks like two starlings are visiting a nestbox in our backyard. It was put up in the hope that woodpeckers would nest in it. A house sparrow couple built two nests in it a few summers ago (one on top of the other). The starlings can be seen going to a nearby...
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    Female red wing blackbird?

    Northern New Jersey, Sunday, 21 October 2018, on the suet feeder. White stripe near eye, striped belly. Female redwinged blackbird?
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    Savannah Sparrow?

    Seen with a juicy insect in its mouth, hopping from fence to ground to a bush near the beach at Cape May, New Jersey, 20 August 2018. It seemed very slender. It wouldn't leave the area; it seemed like there was a young one waiting somewhere -- it gave what could have been its "stay quiet and...
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    Sparrow-sized bird with black accents

    Aha! Makes sense... spotted an adult male (black body, brown head) the same day.
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    Sparrow-sized bird with black accents

    Northern suburban New Jersey, August 4, 2018. Perhaps because of the heavy rain, this bird was "bunched up". It briefly appeared and then flew off. Black accents made it stand out from the usual house sparrows and house finches. The accents might be bluish-black.
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    Blue streaked with yellow blotches

    Seen in our backyard in northern New Jersey, 6 May 2018.
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    American Tree or Chipping Sparrow?

    Spotted on 27 April 2018 in Northern New Jersey. Tawny (brown) head; stripe through the eye; no markings on the breast; one whitish wing bar; black area on head above bill. American Tree Sparrow? Chipping Sparrow?
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    Striped sparrow in Northern NJ

    A very lively and speedy little sparrow. Maybe a song sparrow? Northern New Jersey, Saturday, 19 May 2018. It would race across our patio, then race out of sight. Half an hour later, it would race back into view. Very quick movements.
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    Veery? - very round little bird

    This little bird has hopped through our back yard twice in the past few days. Northern New Jersey, 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 13. Veery? It is like a tiny white beach ball with feathers; it is very round. It's hard to photograph, as it moves very quickly and suddenly.
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    Eastern Towhee?

    We've been putting out birdfeeders and water since 2014 and this is our 42nd species observed in our suburban backyard.
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