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2008-10-08 Birding - Wild bird ID: Birds stray from their patterns all the time. That's why we collect so much data about them, monthly counts etc. Tropical storms, early frosts, these things alter their behavior and birds are generally...
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2008-10-08 Birding - Wild bird ID: The picture is good enough. I always tell people that even a bag picture is better than nothing. That is a female, Black-Headed Grosbeak. They are generally solitary or in pairs -sometimes groups of...
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2008-10-07 Birding - wild finch: They are often stunned for a while, after flying into a window or being confused with flashing lights. It was probably traumatized. Finches don't have a "nest" per se, during the non-breeding season...
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2008-10-06 Birding - cardinals conspicuously absent from scene: That area of the country is at the edge of their western and northern ranges. They don't migrate, but they do move around a bit. In addition, they are very quiet this time of year - not breeding and not...
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2008-10-05 Birding - hummingbird housing: Hummingbirds do not nest in birdhouses, so that won't help. But if you have lots of trees and shrubs, and especially shrubs and flowers that produce a lot of nectar, that would be helpful. Plants to...
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