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Bird Blog: March 6-12, 2005
March 12, 2005
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| Hermit Thrush: This bird and the one on the right were up first thing in the morning. Doug Shadwick identified this bird. | White-Throated Sparrow. Doug Shadwick identified this bird. Note the yellow area in the front part of the white stripe (the "loral" area), which is barely visible in this thumbnail. | Male Yellow-rumped Warbler | Tufted Titmouse | Pine Warbler | Pine Warbler |
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| Turkey Vulture, north of Jordan Lake, Durham, NC | Carolina Chickadee | It looks more like a gargoyle, but this is actually a hawk. You can just barely see the tiny beak. |
March 11, 2005
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| White-throated Sparrow, Durham, NC. | Turkey Vulture, Route 751, near Jordan Lake, Durham County, NC. |
March 10, 2005
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| Downy Woodpecker, on a tree in Durham, NC. | Song Sparrow, Durham, NC. This bird showed up in the parking lot near the Wild Birds Unlimited® birdfeeder at Woodcroft Shopping Center. | Male House Finch, Durham, NC. This bird actually went to that birdfeeder. | Male House Sparrow, Durham, NC. This was one of many birds in a Bradford Pear near that birdfeeder. | Same House Sparrow taking off. | Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), seen from Route 751 bridge over Jordan Lake, Durham, NC. |
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| Male Northern Cardinal in my back yard. | Downy Woodpecker on suet. |
March 9, 2005
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| A Brown-headed Nuthatch lands on the fake branch of the feeder, | moves to the suet and is joined by another, perhaps a mate, | and then retires to a tree branch to peck open a seed while keeping a wary eye on potential troublemakers. | This Dark-eyed Junco joined several others of its species on the deck to look for dropped seeds, | but was also very curious about the flashing light. | Another visit from a Yellow-rumped Warbler. | An infrequent visitor, the Pine Warbler is distinguished by the brown streaks on its breast. | This male Northern Cardinal was another twilight visitor. |
March 8, 2005
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| American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | A group of American Goldfinches of both sexes and various ages, the males in transition from winter to summer plumage. | A male American Goldfinch. | Male and female American Goldfinches. | The same American Goldfinch as in the first picture in a tree. | Tufted Titmouse with a seed in its beak. | This looks like a fledgling Tufted Titmouse. | Male Yellow-Rumped Warbler. See the yellow spot on his crown. |
March 7, 2005
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| According to the plumage of this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), it's still winter. | Same bird. | Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) on wire. | Red-breasted Nuthatch on suet. | This bird has a seed in its beak. | All ready to make another dive at the feeder. |
March 6, 2005
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Carolina Chickadee holding seed in beak. | During efforts to break the shell. | Pine Warbler |
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