Ornithology (Bird) Thread

[New_Windsor_NY]

From February 1949, New York newspapers.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

[New_Windsor_NY]

From February 1949, New York newspapers.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE (Not picture #2).

[Dinadan]

My wife and I had the boat out on a bayou yesterday. Eagles, Ospreys, and Brown Pelicans were fishing too.

Eagle

Osprey

Brown Pelican

[jmh58]

My wife and I had the boat out on a bayou yesterday. Eagles, Ospreys, and Brown Pelicans were fishing too.
Eagle12.jpg
Osprey12.jpg
Brown Pelican11.jpg

Extra special day Mel !! Kool !!
John

[Quick Steel]

Interesting photos. Excellent shot of the osprey.

[Boji]

Love seeing all the pictures. All I’m seeing are dang sparrows cleaning out my feeder.

[doglegg]

Great variety Mel.

[Dinadan]

Thanks, fellows. I am glad there were birds, because the fish were not biting!

[New_Windsor_NY]

From March 1949, New York newspapers.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE (Not pictures #3, #4 & #5).

[New_Windsor_NY]

From an April 1949, New York newspaper.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).

[New_Windsor_NY]

From May 1949, New York newspapers.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE (Not pictures #1, #3, #6 & #10).

[Waukonda]

Signs of Spring amid the Cycle of Life

It was just a few days agi that my area was covered in ice, sunshine and 60 to 70 degrees has changed that. Yesterday, I saw 2 bird related signs of Spring. No, not Robins, they are in Illinois year round. #1, I saw a Hawk pluck a snake from the road ditch and fly away. #2, The Phoebes are back, I saw some feeding on insects. Spring would be a great time to be a Flycatcher, hordes of insects to feed on, and oh yeah, it is mating season. At the other end of the spectrum, a snake emerging from the ground for the first time since last October being immediately snatched by a Hawk......not so much.

[doglegg]

Saw my resident Eastern Blue Bird the other day and was he singing! Mockingbirds are starting to get very vocal as well.

[Quick Steel]

All up and down our two lane road the trees are being cut down. I do not at all care for the landscape all this chopping is doing and think that it will clearly affect bird populations in the area.

[New_Windsor_NY]

From May 1949, New York newspapers.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE (Not pictures #2, #4, #6, #7 & #8).

[Dinadan]

#2, The Phoebes are back, I saw some feeding on insects.

Phoebes are a winter bird here along the Gulf Coast. Not real common, but not rare either. This one was in my garden last week.

Phoebe

I have not really seen any spring migrants at this point. Very soon in March they will start passing through.
I have been seeing a couple of Red Tailed Hawks over the neighborhood. Very cool to see.

Red Tail

[Quick Steel]

Dinadan, those are very fine photos. The phoebe is terrific.

[Waukonda]

Excellent shots, Mel, thanks. Red Tails are abundant here and very visible in Winter. The Marsh Hawks (Harriers) that Winter here are my favorite and I can never get a good photo. I love to watch them hunting a field.

[New_Windsor_NY]

From June 1949, New York newspapers.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE (Not pictures #4, #5, #8 & #10).

[Dinadan]

Thanks, QS and Ike.

I had a few friends in the garden this afternoon.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Eastern Bluebird

[Waukonda]

I had a few friends in the garden this afternoon.
Red-bellied Woodpecker11.jpg
Eastern Bluebird.jpg

Very nice!!

[FRJ]

Great pictures, Mel.

[bighomer]

Pair having breakfast as we speak or peck as the case may be.

[Quick Steel]

I just can't get over the fact that your Pileated Woodpeckers are so common. For me it remains spectacularly rare. I've only ever seen one.

[jmh58]

I just can't get over the fact that your Pileated Woodpeckers are so common. For me it remains spectacularly rare. I've only ever seen one.

We watched a few yesterday.. See them quite often here Garry..
John