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    Any birding ideas for a science fair project theme?

    My 6th grade son really wants to do something related to birding for the upcoming science fair. I would greatly appreciate any ideas...we live in Alabama, there is a wildlife refuge for ducks/waterfowl migrating and some eagles nests about 30 minutes away. We could do the old "which bird food...
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    Albino Red-tailed hawk!

    My mom and I were coming home and she pointed out a white bird sitting on the telephone wires. As we passed, I realized it was an albino red-tailed hawk. My mom turned around so we could see it better and we got to see it fly off from the wire. We are going to try and return to the spot to...
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    Traveling to England...any bird lists for us?

    England is not available on that checklist! :( I've got enough to get us started and we're compiling a list from everyone who has been so kind to provide them and links! Thanks so much....can't wait to get our field guides...going to check out that other Collins one by the different publisher...
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    Traveling to England...any bird lists for us?

    I'm so excited to go now!!! I have to admit I had trepidation with all the travel warnings...but now to have all these cool sites for our family is great! I tried to get the Collins guide but they're sold out for 2-5 more weeks...I ordered two other guides..one being "Birds of Britain" or...
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    Traveling to England...any bird lists for us?

    Thank you all!! I've got some homework for my son to do! :) That's the first thing he mentioned is that he really needs a field guide for England...quite literally we have over 15 field guides he has memorized, but alas, none for England so I'm going to hit Amazon.com or buy.com to find some...
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    Do Hummingbirds Pant?

    This is exactly what a hummingbird did for me 3 weeks ago..it was stuck in my garage and it took me 30 minutes to coax it down...I don't know how long it had been there but it finally latched on to the end of my tennis racket..I climbed down the ladder gently and it was panting and mouth was...
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    Rarest bird you've found yourself

    Fun! Painted bunting...queerest thing, I figured it was an exotic bird that had escaped someone's home...then realized what I'd seen once my son started his love for birding...I've tried to go back to the same site 3x and never have seen it again... Bald Eagle..not really rare sighting for our...
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    Traveling to England...any bird lists for us?

    Hi all! I have an 11 year old that is fascinated/obsessed with birding. His face just lights up when he talks about them! We've pretty much found most the birds in our area over the past year...but at the local wildlife refuge there are species that just wander through every now and then and...
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    Hummingbird licked my finger!!!!

    I thought I had a great encounter with a hummingbird last year....one was caught in our garage hitting against the ceiling and exhausted, when I went to help it....it latched to the front of my shirt and I could feel the heartbeat against mine...it allowed me to walk it out of the garage and...
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    Traveling to London/Oxfordshire in September, any recommended birding sites?

    Hi all! I have an 11 year old son that has a fascination (great) with birds. He can identify almost all the birds in the US guides and even knows most the English birds...he has probably invested over 300 hours just studying each guide he can get his hands on...so I really wanted to make some...
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    Today at the feeder

    An eventful Friday... It has been a year since my 10 year old son brought the love for birding into our house...the feeders I received for mother's day last year really started a love for birding in him. Well, we were blessed on Friday with a unique showing by two of his favorite birds...I...
  12. Cedar Waxwing gathering

    Cedar Waxwing gathering

    Wow! We found over 30 of these just hanging out in our backyard.
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    • Category: North America
  13. Red-tailed hawk

    Red-tailed hawk

    Side photo of hawk visiting our backyard.
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    • Category: North America
  14. Red-tailed hawk

    Red-tailed hawk

    This fella perched on a brick column about 20 feet from our back porch. Seeking bunnies eating my annuals, perhaps?
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    No picture, but the best description I can make..

    I wish it were as beautiful as the Cedar Waxwing...I think that is such a beautiful bird! I definitely ruled out the Mockingbird...those are very common and having been attacked by several I am quite intimate with their whirly ways...the white banding is not a stripe along the side of the tail...
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    No picture, but the best description I can make..

    Oooh! Very close! Perfect banding on the eye..but the banding on it's neck didn't dip down like the meadowlark it was more like a curved collar ...their backs didn't seem as spotted as the meadowlark but the body style was very similar...The tails looked darker with that identifying white...
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    No picture, but the best description I can make..

    This morning I heard a caucophony (sp?) of "screeeeep"....there were about 10 birds perching in the tops of some tall oak trees. They were flying back and forth between two trees and I realized a red-tailed hawk was perched by them and one of these birds was trying to attack the hawk.. As they...
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    Suet and how to make

    Thanks for the mention about the salt...I read that salt was a concern but I didn't think about the bacon grease having it...no wonder my bacon tastes soo salty! :) I'll try and find some kidney suet and put some crushed peanuts...we have plenty of unsalted peanuts being so close to Georgia! :)...
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    Suet and how to make

    Can you use bacon grease? That seems to be all the lard I have around here..will try and remember to get some from the store... Tara
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    Today at the feeder

    We've had a balmy January (was 30 two days ago and today it's nearing 70!)..so quite a few birds have been popping up that we don't commonly see. * yellow-bellied sapsucker (much bigger than I imagined) * Carolina wren * bluebird * goldfinch * finch * white-breasted nuthatch * tufted titmouse *...
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    Need help from folks who've made their own boxes....

    Great ideas!! We've worked it out to get a table saw for my husband for Christmas so the sawing will be easier...I think St. Nick (Santa) is going to bring my son some embellishments for his houses...I didn't even know there was a bird safe paint...and never thought to check out Ebay!! They of...
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    Need help from folks who've made their own boxes....

    Thanks Steve!! Thanks a bunch for that link...what a GREAT resource! And I didn't realize 1 inch thickness would be better....great tip. We can't wait to get started....making wish lists for our supplies that we need! Tara
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    Need help from folks who've made their own boxes....

    Thanks Keith! What a great idea with the rubber! I have a bird nest site here that gives me the dimensions of each of the holes and how high they should be from the floor of the box...I really appreciate finding these tips like you have given from those who've had some experience and found some...
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    cake mix

    Thanks, Jason! I really appreciate the specific steps..especially the type of pan..I need to get one of those and some wax paper. You mentioned buying the "drippings", I'm wondering in the states if that's just lard? So pretty much you're just using the drippings as the agent to hold the...
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    Need help from folks who've made their own boxes....

    Hi all! I have a 10 year old son that has not waned in his excitement and interest in birding. It started about 5 months ago and grows daily. He's at that age where I think having a hobby/project would be good for him. Today we decided it would be a good idea to start making birdhouses as a...
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