Cobirders,
I had a similar experience while working on a lawn project a few years ago.
I was going about my business when I suddenly realized I was hearing a
Northern Cardinal in a nearby tree and then it stopped after a few calls. I
walked over to the tree and could not find the bird. A
As several people have pointed out, we do have some excellent mimics in the
area: Steve Stachowiak once heard a Lesser Goldfinch imitate a cardinal;
Elena Klaver mentioned the No. Mockingbird. Some, including myself,
thought that someone could be playing a bird app. in my yard as a joke!
I'm
Hi Ted
How do you go about listening to the migrating birds at night?
- By ear?
- Have electronic surveillance equipment?
- Parabolic microphone?
Curious as to technique ... living in rural Nunn I suppose I am in optimal
region for listening ... no civilization around.
Thanks Gary
On Monday, I had a Three-toed Woodpecker on the west side of Brainerd Lake
and a Pine Grosbeak along the closed road on the north side (and a singing
Fox Sparrow in the willows along the lake), plus a single Evening Grosbeak
at Mitchell Lake along with multiple Gray Jays and Crossbills and a
Hi folks,
I went on a short outing to Gregory Canyon this morning with Julia H. A
mild but very pleasant surprise for us was seeing a dashingly handsome male
Williamson's Sapsucker working the trees around the closed parking lot
around the trailhead. (The trails are open although the entry
I drove out tonight to do some more observation of the SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHERS south of Florence as it just seemed to me that their defense of
that location from the Am Crows was an indication of current/future
nesting. I was rewarded a little after 8 pm with a view of a
SCISSOR-TAILED
