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  1. The Lion Cub

    Uncertains from Whitefish Point, Michigan

    Just got back from Whitefish Point in Michigan's upper penninsula. Here are a few that I'm not sure of. I know that a couple of these are pretty bad shots, but I wonder if ID is stil possible. 1) Female finch, WPBO. Pretty sure it's a female Purple Finch, as it was with a male Purple. 2)...
  2. The Lion Cub

    marshland sparrow for ID- SE Michigan, USA

    I wrote this guy off as a song sparrow when I first saw him, but looking closer the facial markings look more pronounced and contrasted than the other Songs I saw. Is it possible that this is of a rarer breed? I would be suprised if it was, but I think it's worth a shot!
  3. The Lion Cub

    Whitefish Point Spring Fling?

    We are planning to go to Whitefish Point on April 23-25 for the spring migration. I read an article about it and it sounded great, but I was wondering if anyone who's been there can give me an idea of what kinds of birds they saw, what it was like, and what to expect, so we know what we're...
  4. The Lion Cub

    Duck hybrid, SE Michigan USA

    My friend sent me a picture of this duck in his canal, I'm guessing it's some sort of domestic/wild mallard hybrid. Is it? It's next to a regular Mallard so you can see it's quite large... Thanks!
  5. The Lion Cub

    More winter ducks, SE Michigan, USA

    Stopped to look at some of the ducks, they were mostly Canvasbacks. But I think I may have found a few non-Canvasbacks in these pictures (terrible shots, I know, but are they still IDable?) My guesses: 1) Maybe a female Bufflehead? Bill doesn't quite match up for me... 2) Another fem...
  6. The Lion Cub

    Woodpecker drumming, SE Michigan USA

    I am used to the quiet, one-peck-at-a-time sounds of the Downy, Hairy, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. So I was surprised to hear, a few minutes ago, a machine-gun like rapid pecking charictaristic to woodpeckers. I tried to get my camera to record the sound, but I couldn't find it. Each round of...
  7. The Lion Cub

    Where to put up a nestbox & how to attract tennants

    We've never put up a nestbox before, but we have one thats 6'' x 7'' and 9'' tall, with an entrance hole 1 and a half inches in diameter 7'' above the base. It's a small yard but we have several feeders. I am guessing we should put up the box in the back of the yard where it is less likely to be...
  8. The Lion Cub

    The Lion Cub's List of Twenty-Ten

    Here's the list, in order. Lifers (when I get any) are in bold. January 1 - 8 White Breasted Nuthatch Blue Jay House Sparrow Black Capped Chickidee Tufted Titmouse Dark-eyed Junco Ring-Billed Gull Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker European Starling Common Goldeneye American Crow Canvasback...
  9. The Lion Cub

    Tree ID, Sanibel Island, Florida

    We were taking pictures of this racoon pair in a tree 7 months ago and tonight I realized that the tree species was unlike one that I'd ever seen. I've included the berries and the leaves. Thanks!
  10. The Lion Cub

    Any crossbills this winter?

    Last year I was lucky enough to frequently see a flock of White-winged Crossbills on the conifers around the yard, and it seemed a lot of other people on birdforum saw the same. I haven't seen any crossbills this winter, but it has been relatively warm. Has anyone seen any crossbills in their...
  11. The Lion Cub

    November Bug, Michigan, USA

    Have any idea what this one could be? Thanks!
  12. The Lion Cub

    Winter Ducks, Michigan, USA

    I only have one really unsure one, at 1:08. I think I'm correct on the other ones, right? Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82aQHJ0QfFY
  13. The Lion Cub

    Winter Ducks, several years ago, Michigan

    My dad took this picture a long time ago... it's hard to ID I know, but is there a scaup in there?
  14. The Lion Cub

    Are frozen marshes still good birding?

    We have a marsh in our area, across the road from a bay 9 miles wide. The marsh is 2 and a half square miles and its water channels are 1 to 2 and half feet deep in the summer. In the summer we get warblers and herons and sandhill cranes and swallows and Common Snipes, it's really great. I was...
  15. The Lion Cub

    Caspian Tern / Common tern?

    This picture was taken this summer at my friend's canal... does the black wings mean it's a Casipan? Or just a Common? Thanks!!!SE Michigan, USA
  16. The Lion Cub

    Sparrow help please--- SE Michigan, USA

    I've recently started filming birds, since we got a new camera, and after I've collected footage of birds from all the seasons I hope to make an ameture "documentary" of the birds in my local area. Obvioulsly this is one of my worse shots, but this bird stumped me. Chipping Sparrow? American...
  17. The Lion Cub

    Palm Warbler?

    In this video I took today, is the bird a Palm Warbler? It would be a year bird and only the second time I've ever seen one. |:$|
  18. The Lion Cub

    Male Mallards in eclipse probably

    Filmed these ducks... males in late summer eclipse I think? Michigan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmi-iadUccc
  19. The Lion Cub

    Unkown birds from video, probably in Russia

    Was going through the id requests on YouTube and came across this one, tho I don't know Russian birds and was wondering if anyone knew what they were. Not much to go on I know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlOB2Jclnts&feature=related
  20. The Lion Cub

    Bird Riddles Quiz

    Taking my inspiration from Angnix's Wisconsin Eyes thread, I decided to make a riddle thread. Figure out the riddle and you'll get a bird's name. I'll try to incorporate some European birds in there as well. An example: Waterfowl in disguise = Masked Duck. Sometimes it will include the full...
  21. The Lion Cub

    Impossible IDs... bad shots... SE Michigan, USA

    as the title says, I can't expect these to be identifiable!!! The whitish bird (chickadee?) was with chickadees, and the other birds (waxwings?) were in a flock with waxwings. Sorry, probably impossible to ID, but... (#4 I'm pretty sure is a waxwing)
  22. The Lion Cub

    The Cub's Quiz of American birds (eastern) #2

    Welcome to my second Quiz! This will be mostly like my last one except I'll be taking a certain rule from the Falcon's quiz that I though was a good idea: For every wrong answer of a question, that question's point value will increase by one. But of course your own wrong answers don't boost the...
  23. The Lion Cub

    Your latest Michigan bird

    Mine is a Blue-winged Warbler, seen Aug. 12, 2009 at 7:30 am, St. Clair County. No picture was taken, sadly it was still too dark. It was with a Yellow Warbler. Other notable birds for me during that outing were Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings. What about you?
  24. The Lion Cub

    How many birds have you seen around your local patch?

    My patch includes several habitats, like the river which is great for duck viewing in the winter the nature trail in our park which has a variety of songbirds, the wetlands which provide many different types of birds, and the open fields a bit more inland. So, with all these habitats, here's my...
  25. The Lion Cub

    The Bug from Outer Space... Ichneumon? SE Michigan, USA

    We saw this insect a year or two ago and it freaked ne out! I looked in an insect field guide and it seem like a giant ichneumon? Can anyone help? Thanks,
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