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  1. Fraulein ash

    Some new friends in my yard~NY

    Earlier today, I saw a brownish yellow bird in the tree that I did not recognize, it has a sort of warbler look to it. While following this ridiculously jumpy bird around with my camera I came across a couple other birds that I did not recognize, one I have photos of and the other I do not...
  2. Fraulein ash

    What's going on with this finch?

    Recently, some Purple Finches started showing up at our feeders out of nowhere, so we were really excited to see them! I was taking lots of photos and I noticed this little guy had some weird stuff on his face... at first I thought maybe he buried his head into the seed on the platform and it...
  3. Fraulein ash

    Large spider~NY (Albany area-ish)

    I uploaded this photo to a spider identification forum and it has received NO attention or hits what so ever. I'd like to know what's hanging around on my porch. He has a friend... I don't have a great photo of him, he is terrifying. Much more hairy, same GIANT size as this one. UGH. Help?
  4. Fraulein ash

    RBWO kicked out of his nest?

    I've been watching my 1st family of red-bellied woodpeckers raise their family this year and it's been delightful! A few weeks ago, I watched Daddy RBWO teaching Jr. how to get food from our feeders. Jr would make a few sloppy attempts at landing and failed, then returned to the "pecker tree"...
  5. Fraulein ash

    Grosbeak & Yellow bird without a mask~NY

    While following a Cedar Waxwing with my camera, the first bird was chasing the waxwing... I've never seen a bird like this, but it has a grosbeak feel to it! Please tell me this is a baby Rose Breasted Grosbeak!! The second bird, I initially assumed was an American Goldfinch, since I have...
  6. Fraulein ash

    Bye bye Flicker

    I have done everything in my power to attract the stunning Northern Flicker to my house, but they simply aren't "feeder birds" in most cases. I visit the woods frequently in hopes of seeing this beauty, but to no avail. The other day, I was leaving for my daily walk when I glanced over to the...
  7. Fraulein ash

    What kind of Hawk? NY state

    I'm always super jealous of all the people on this forum that get all these opportunities to see large birds of prey up close and personal, it has never happened for me. Until yesterday! I went on my regular daily walk and started to look in a tree that I once saw a Waxwing in, and there he...
  8. Fraulein ash

    What kind of Cormorant? NY state

    Am I right in thinking that this is a Double Crested Cormorant? There's no white on his face, so maybe a nonbreeding adult?
  9. Fraulein ash

    NY- Is this some kind of flycatcher??

    Hello Birdforum! Earlier this morning, I saw a bird I've never seen in my back yard. It looks like some sort of flycatcher, I think. These 2 pics are the same bird, I followed him around with my camera. Anyone know for sure? Thanks!
  10. Fraulein ash

    Is this the SAME Hairy Woopecker??

    I'm not sure if this thread is in the right place since I'm not actually questioning if he is a Hairy Woodpecker or not, I'm just questioning if it is the SAME Hairy in both photos. This young Hairy has been visiting our feeders for a while now and he always comes alone. I feel like he's...
  11. Fraulein ash

    Best squirrel trap??

    I'm so tired of the squirrels. We're going to order a baffle for our 4x4 post feeder station, but it's my understanding that these baffles are flimsy and the squirrels will eventually find a way around them if given the time. I would like to combat these squirrels with TWO methods... The other...
  12. Fraulein ash

    Ambulance bird - NY

    I took this recording of a bird I couldn't identify because he was across the street in the trees and I couldn't see him. In this recording you will probably hear some other birds because the birds in my yard didn't know they needed to be quiet for me to record their cousin across the street, so...
  13. Fraulein ash

    Carolina Wren? NY-Saratoga area

    Hi again! Last night, we were hearing some strange sounds we don't usually hear in our yard. We looked everywhere for them but were only able to spot ONE bird we've not seen before. At first glance, I thought it was another house wren, which I have definitely seen in our yard a few times...
  14. Fraulein ash

    Hawk ID-NY, Saratoga area

    This is the first usable photo I have ever taken of a bird so high up. I'm wondering if this is a red tailed hawk and if it's possible to even ID it from this angle at all? The sounds it made were AMAZING!! There were 3 circling above but this is the best I could do with what I had. Thanks! :t:
  15. Fraulein ash

    I'd needed for bird song NY-Saratoga area

    I've been hearing a bird I cannot figure out for some reason. I've listened to most of the birds that I know visit our feeders, but it's not anything I've searched for. It seems like a fairly common sound, so I expect this won't be difficult for the average birder to identify. I took a video on...
  16. Fraulein ash

    Is this a Black Capped Chickadee w/partial albinism?

    The other day I saw the strangest bird and I had never seen anything like him before. He seemed to arrive at the same time as a Black Capped Chickadee, so I initially assumed he was a baby and that's just how babies looked. But then I looked up juvenile Black Capped Chickadees and saw that...
  17. Fraulein ash

    Gang of crows beat up Tiffany!!

    So about a week ago, I was sitting out on my back porch where I always sit in the AM to watch "my" birds. I saw my female RBWO, Tiffany (bride of Chucky, the RBWO) sitting next door on her favorite pine tree that she always sits on before she flies into our yard to hit our feeders. Suddenly, a...
  18. Fraulein ash

    Frustrated in my search for the Red Headed Woodpecker

    Not sure if this is the correct section for this thread as I am still learning the ins-and-outs of this website/forum. I have always wanted to see a Red Headed Woodpecker, but this is a seriously endangered species right now. They are supposedly in my area, according to the maps on the Cornell...
  19. Fraulein ash

    Brown bird mystery in NY

    I live near Albany, NY. I'm trying to make a list of everyone I get to see at our feeders and I've ID'd most of them fairly easily. The brown birds always look the same to me, so I've started taking lots of photos to help identify them. Having these photos didn't really help with 2...
  20. Fraulein ash

    Are hummingbirds aggressive with humans?

    We get ruby throated hummingbirds at our house, mostly females but I've definitely seen a male (he does appear to be female unless the light hits it in a certain way, then you can see that he has red on his throat). One day, my bf and I were standing out on our porch, maybe 6-7 ft away from...
  21. Fraulein ash

    Help identifying bird with no sound

    I have seen the amazing people on this board identify birds with no photo or sound clip, so here it goes: I just heard the weirdest sound, and I couldn't see the bird. In my best English interpretation, the sound went like this- "bleeeeeet (short pause) LO LO LO (pause) bleeeeet (short pause) LO...
  22. Fraulein ash

    No one is eating the mealworms!

    So I was at the hardware store the other day picking up some new birding supplies when I saw a bag of freeze dried meal worms for sale. "Attract new bird to your feeders!" the bag says, which are magic words to a beginner bird enthusiast, as I'm sure you know. Of course I fell for it, hook...
  23. Fraulein ash

    Chucky the RBWO has a baby!!

    Yesterday was *magical*. Ever since my bf recorded a video on his phone of Woody the pileated pecker and his beautiful wife, I have wanted to see her for myself so badly. So I set my alarm everyday and get up at 5:30, since that's around the time he comes around to our property. Weeks have...
  24. Fraulein ash

    Coles Flaming Squirrel seed sauce?

    In the bird section at my local hardware shop they have something called Coles Flaming Squirrel Seed Sauce. The idea is that you mix this stuff in with your seed to keep squirrels from raiding the feeders since squirrels apparently hate the hot flaming sauce and birds supposedly love it? So I...
  25. Fraulein ash

    Is this an Anna's Hummingbird?

    Good day, fellow bird lovers! We've had our first summer of success feeding the hummingbirds here at our new house and we're super excited! I have been trying to photograph these little guys for *weeks* now, but they zip and zoom too fast for me and I can never get a good look at their...
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