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  1. Purple martin

    Purple martin

    A purple martin from the wildlife preserve at Hammonasset Beach, Madison, Connecticut.
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    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  2. Eastern peewee

    Eastern peewee

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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america contopus virens eastern wood-pewee contopus virens migrating birds peewee small gray bird songbirds tyrant flycatcher
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
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    Any personal observations concerning attracting indigo buntings to backyards? What are they drawn to?

    Hello, folks! Growing up in New England, I must admit that I've seen a lot of birds in my lifetime. However, I can't say I've seen every bird common to our area. And one bird I've never seen, not even once, is the indigo bunting. And I'm still not sure why that is so. Compared to other...
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    • attracting birds attracting birds and wildlife backyard birds birds of new england birds of north america bunting cardinalidae indigo bunting migratory birds passerina cyanea wildlife attraction
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  4. Little blue heron

    Little blue heron

    Another first for me. I sat on this because I thought it was just a Great blue, but someone corrected me that it was a Little blue. We found him in the Hammonasset salt-flat marsh in Madison, Connecticut.
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    • "little blue heron" egretta caerulea birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america blue heron blue shore bird blue wading bird coastal birds egretta caerulea heron little blue heron (egretta caerulea) migratory birds shorebirds of connecticut
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. Black-crowned night heron

    Black-crowned night heron

    Black crowned heron hunting fish at the Pisquah Brook Preserve.
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america black capped night heron fish eating birds heron large gray bird migratory birds nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax black crowned night heron shorebirds wading birds
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  6. Canada goose

    Canada goose

    We thought we were doing a good deed: the local family was escorting their chicks across the street, which they do often but it's on a dangerous curve. My other half got out of the car to help with traffic, but then dad wound up chasing him back to the car. This was the view from the window. 🤣...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america branta canadensis branta canadensis canada goose canada goose goose large bird long neck migratory birds shorebirds waterfowl
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  7. Yellow-crested night herons

    Yellow-crested night herons

    My yard guests woke up around sunset and are still in the process of nest-building. The male was gifting her with twigs, which she wove into the nest.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america heron large blue-gray bird migrating birds night heron nyctanassa violacea shorebirds wading birds yellow-crested night heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  8. Yellow-crested night heron

    Yellow-crested night heron

    For the second year in a row, I'll be hearing the pitter-patter (and squawking) of baby night herons! The male arrived last Thursday, displayed for 20 minutes but left. They returned together Sunday and have been quite busy renovating last year's nest. The pair that nested in the next tree over...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america heron larger blue-gray bird night heron nyctanassa violacea shorebirds wading birds yellow-crested night heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  9. Coming through! (Great egret and greater cormorant)

    Coming through! (Great egret and greater cormorant)

    A Great egret and a Greater cormorant cross paths at Hammonasett State Park, Madison, Connecticut.
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    • aquatic birds ardea alba ardea alba great egret birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america fish eating birds migratory birds phalacrocorax carbo phalacrocorax carbo cormorant phalacrocorax carbo cormorant birds freshwater shorebirds waders
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  10. Juvenile red-tailed hawk stalking chipmunks

    Juvenile red-tailed hawk stalking chipmunks

    My chipmunk friends in the yard finally emerged from their burrows to greet spring, and I wasn't the only one who noticed. This hawk passed on his normal perch in the tree over the driveway and sat on a stump at ground level for nearly an hour watching them scurry around. He didn't get anybody...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america birds of prey birds of prey connecticut birds of prey north america buteo jamaicensis buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk chicken hawk large birds large brown bird raptor red-tail
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  11. Starling in the snow

    Starling in the snow

    Connecticut's first snowfall of the year melted as fast as it fell, but I found many birds, including starlings foraging around my yard.
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america birds that flock flock of black birds large black bird migrating birds migratory birds. noisy black birds passerine sturnidae sturnus vulgaris sturnus vulgaris common starling sturnus vulgaris first winter starling sturnus vulgaris starling
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  12. Northern cardinal

    Northern cardinal

    One of only two visitors to my yard today, a Northern cardinal.
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america cardinal cardinal (north american male) cardinalis cardinalis crested song birds red bird song bird song birds red songbird
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  13. Tufted titmouse

    Tufted titmouse

    One of only two visitors to my yard today, a tufted titmouse.
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    • backyard birds baeolophus bicolor birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america crested titmouse small gray bird songbird titmouse
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  14. Carolina wren

    Carolina wren

    A Carolina wren preening in a brush pile in my yard.
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    • backyard birds birds birds of new england birds of north america brown birds carolina wren small birds thryothorus ludovicianus wren
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  15. A (very angry) Ruby-throated hummingbird

    A (very angry) Ruby-throated hummingbird

    What do you do when the feeder's empty? Give her the stink-eye: she has cats; so don't worry, she'll know exactly what it means.
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    • archilochus colubris archilochus colubris female backyard birds birds of new england birds of north america female hummingbird green bird hummingbird hummingbird back yard migrating birds nectar nectar eater ruby throated hummingbird small bird
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  16. That annoying itch you just can't scratch (Ruby-throated hummingbird)

    That annoying itch you just can't scratch (Ruby-throated hummingbird)

    Don't you just hate that? Unlike many gardeners and birders, I only have a ten-day window to catch this little female Ruby-throated hummingbird. She always stops by, alone, on her way south to wherever during the first or second week of September, and then I don't see her again until the...
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    • archilochus colubris archilochus colubris female backyard birds bird with red throat birds of new england birds of north america birds that like flowers green bird hummingbird migrating birds nectar nectar eater ruby throated humming bird female ruby throated hummingbird small bird
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  17. Yellow-bellied sapsucker

    Yellow-bellied sapsucker

    This has been a year of birding firsts for me, most recently a yellow-bellied sapsucker in our yard.
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    • bird with red crown bird with red throat birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america black and white bird with red medium-sized bird sap sucker sphyrapicus varius woodpeckers woodpeckers of america yellow bellied sapsucker male yellow belly yellow-bellied sap sucker
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  18. Yellow-rumped warbler

    Yellow-rumped warbler

    We were shadowed by warblers while pumpkin picking for Halloween.
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america migratory birds setophaga coronata small yellow bird songbirds warbler yellow rumped warbler
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  19. Red-bellied woodpecker

    Red-bellied woodpecker

    The neighborhood red-bellied woodpecker arrived after I had moved the feeders for yardwork - he was not a happy camper.
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america black and white bird melanerpes carolinus red headed bird red-bellied woodpecker woodpecker
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  20. Juvenile Northern mockingbird

    Juvenile Northern mockingbird

    This juvenile mockingbird just started showing up at my feeder. I never saw him before until I recently added raisins to their menu. It looks like he's also been munching on the poke berries in my yard.
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america common birds gray bird loud bird many tongued thrush medium sized gray bird mimic bird mimicing bird mimus polyglottos mimus polyglottos northern mockingbird mockingbird mockingbird (northern) northern mockingbird juveniles
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  21. Eastern palm warbler

    Eastern palm warbler

    Thanks to all on the ID front! This little warbler was flitting about in the scrub on the banks of fresh-water Lake Hammonasset.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america eastern palm warbler migrating birds palm warbler palm warbler setophaga palmarum setophaga palmarum songbirds warbler yellow bird yellow palm warbler
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Prairie warbler

    Prairie warbler

    We just received our permit to hike on six large, private water company parcels of land, and this was our first greeter.
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america migrating birds prairie warbler prairie warbler setophaga discolor setophaga discolor songbirds warbler yellow bird
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  23. Gray catbird

    Gray catbird

    Migratory species are arriving back in my yard daily, including catbirds. I welcome everyone who shows up at the feeders but these have historically destroyed any nests and eggs they've found, so sadly, they're not one of my favorites. Pretty but aggressive.
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    • aggressive birds backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america cat thrush catbird dumetella carolinensis common backyard birds dumetella carolinensis gray bird gray catbird dumetella carolinensis grey bird grey cat bird grey catbird migratory birds mimidae mimids perching birds slate-colored mockingbird
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  24. Black and white warbler

    Black and white warbler

    I found a black and white warbler foraging for insects among some fallen trees.
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    • a small black and white bird. birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america black and white warbler black-and-white warbler mniotilta varia mniotilta varia song birds warbler
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  25. Black and White warbler

    Black and White warbler

    I found a black and white warbler foraging for insects among some fallen trees.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • a small black and white bird. birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america black and white warbler black-and-white warbler mniotilta varia mniotilta mniotilta varia passeriformes song birds warbler
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
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