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  1. columbidae

    Morning walk for migrants

    Finally got some of the anticipated spring migrants this morning during a very nice walk in Latta Park, a local urban park here in Charlotte. Here is my list for the walk: Northern mockingbird Gray catbird Mourning dove American robin House finch European starling Common grackle Yellow-rumped...
  2. columbidae

    A nice walk in the park

    Had a very nice walk in one of our urban parks this morning. No migrant warblers yet (still a little early) but did see some good birds. The highlight was several red-headed woodpeckers, which I hope will nest in this park. American robin Eastern towhee American crow European starling Northern...
  3. columbidae

    A nice morning

    Had a very nice walk in the park this morning, and saw the following birds: American crow Northern cardinal American robin Ring-billed gull Yellow-rumped warbler Ruby-crowned kinglet Golden-crowned kinglet White-throated sparrow Eastern phoebe Downy woodpecker Tufted titmouse American goldfinch...
  4. columbidae

    Columbidae's List 2006

    Through January 20: Mourning dove House sparrow Downy woodpecker White-breasted nuthatch Carolina wren American robin Dark-eyed junco Yellow-bellied sapsucker Carolina chickadee Red-bellied woodpecker Tufted titmouse Brown-headed nuthatch Ruby-crowned kinglet White-throated sparrow Canada goose...
  5. columbidae

    How many woodpeckers?

    This morning on a birdwalk I saw five different species of woodpeckers (out of a total of eight that are native to this area). This is the second time that I've seen this many on one walk. I'm wondering how many woodpeckers anyone else has seen on one walk, and what proportion of the total...
  6. columbidae

    Red-shouldered hawks nesting

    I had a very pleasant bird walk on one of the greenways here in Charlotte, along a creek and through some swampy areas. A nice surprise was a pair of red-shouldered hawks working busily on a nest in a wooded area along the trail. A little further on I saw the same pair putting on quite an aerial...
  7. columbidae

    Hello

    I just thought I'd say hi. I'm not technically new to this forum... I was a frequent visitor, and an occasional poster over a year ago, but it has been a long time since I visited. I live in Charlotte, NC, USA, and have been birding for about five years now. Last year I had an extended illness...
  8. columbidae

    Crazy woodpeckers

    This morning as I sat on the patio watching my feeders, the red-bellied woodpecker that feeds here regularly flew to a tree in the adjoining yard. As it started circling down the tree trunk, a yellow-bellied sapsucker flew up behind it and started circling down the same tree trunk, directly...
  9. columbidae

    Introducing birds to the autistic/dev disabled

    Hi all, I have just accepted a new job working in a small group home with two young men who are autistic. Both of these men are largely non-verbal, severely disabled, but very bright and capable of doing many things with assistance. In this new job I will be part of a small team that assists...
  10. columbidae

    How do I know it's really fall?

    The yellow-rumped warblers are back! Just saw my first bunch today. They may have been here a while, since this was my first chance to get out for a birdwalk in over a week... Now I know the juncos and white-throated sparrows will be here soon.
  11. columbidae

    SE Idaho information needed

    I may have an opportunity to make a working trip to Idaho Falls for a week in late August or early September. Hoping to arrange some bird time during this trip, I would like to ask advice on birding spots close to Idaho Falls (no more than 50 miles preferred). I'm particularly interested in...
  12. columbidae

    Trip to Texas

    In early May I will be making a working trip to Livingston, TX (about halfway between Houston and Lufkin, I think). I probably will not have much time for birding, but in case I am able to get away from the job for a bit, can anyone suggest a good nearby birding spot? Thanks!
  13. columbidae

    Frustrating week

    About every month or two I make a week-long business trip, which can be to any part of the US. My work schedule during these trips requires 13 to 14-hour workdays, practically sunup to sundown, and leaves virtually no time for birding. It was particularly frustrating that the trip I made this...
  14. columbidae

    Dream birds, literally...

    It seems like I remember someone recently mentioned keeping a list of birds seen in dreams. I would like to know specifically what birds--common, rare, or even non-existent--that you all have seen in dreams. Last night I dreamt that I saw a puffin landing on a schoolyard--unusual enough as I'm...
  15. columbidae

    I know absolutely nothing...

    ...but sometime soon would love to be able to take digital pics of some of the birds that I see. I'm also on a very tight budget. My questions are: 1. What is the least amount of money I can spend to be able to take very basic but decent photos of wild birds? Nothing fancy, and certainly not...
  16. columbidae

    Species maintenance through captive-bred release

    I have read a couple of articles recently about the Attwater greater prairie chicken. This bird is on the brink of extinction in the wild, with its habitat reduced to two nature preserves in south Texas. Wild populations, which number only in the dozens, are kept viable only by the annual...
  17. columbidae

    New warbler and name-dropping birder

    The other day while birding in my local park, I noticed a small bird high up in the dead upper branches of a tree, that was puzzling to me. While quite a distance away, I noticed the yellow head, greenish back and wings, black patch on the throat, and straight thin beak. In the meantime, an...
  18. columbidae

    A troubling sight

    This morning, on an otherwise very pleasant bird walk in the local park, I saw something that depressed me. Walking a path along a marshy lake, I saw a pair of blue-gray gnatcatchers flying in and out of a tree, hard at work catching insects and bringing them back. Thinking there must be a...
  19. columbidae

    Small bird on wire

    I could use some help if anyone else has any ideas. I was on a bird walk yesterday morning at one of our local nature preserves. On a high power line was perched a small bird--warbler size, with a thin, straight beak also typical of some kind of warbler. At a great distance, its front...
  20. columbidae

    Beaver

    Yesterday evening in the local park I saw three beaver swimming in the lake. It was the first time I've seen them in a year of regular birding visits to this spot, although I've often noted the chewed-down trees and the beaver lodge in the middle of the lake. I know very little about these...
  21. columbidae

    Two new lifers

    This morning walking the trails at Latta Plantation, a local nature preserve. Not many birds overall, but two very exciting new lifers. First, two osprey nesting at the top of a utility pole. They have built a very large nest, and at first looking at it from a distance could see one of the...
  22. columbidae

    Chickadees nesting on my patio!

    We have this clay birdhouse hanging on our apartment patio near the feeders... it's like a clay pot with a lid attached, and a hole in the side. Last year it went ignored, but all day today there have been chickadees going back and forth to it. The hole is turned away from our sliding glass...
  23. columbidae

    Do birds create art?

    I would like to hear some opinions on this... Yesterday evening, I spent several minutes listening to a brown thrasher singing from the top of a tree. One short musical phrase after another, each repeated maybe once, then it would move on to the next; each complex tune completely different...
  24. columbidae

    A walk in the park

    Yesterday evening I took a walk over to the local park. McAlpine Park is a large greenway belt in the middle of an urban area of about one million people. As soon as I entered the park, in the trees surrounding the upper soccer field, I found several male cardinals, spaced out among the...
  25. columbidae

    Brown-headed cowbirds

    Yesterday, for the first time ever, I had a couple of brown-headed cowbirds show up at my feeder. There were a male and a female, and today they are back with a second male. I don't mind them coming to eat, although I'm not crazy about their breeding habits. Has anyone else had these birds...
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