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There are occasional bald eagle sightings around here I haven’t seen any here. Did see them when my daughter lived in Minneapolis on East River Road. Her apartment balcony faced the Mississippi River, saw Eagles, ducks, geese and deer just a couple of blocks off the Interstate!

Congrats Scott, on your sighting. Ospreys and Eagles are always special and exciting.

Some more articles from January 1947, New York newspapers.
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News report of 1 dead eagle and 4 sick, i.e. not flying, acting strangely. They are being treated and analyzed now. Somewhere near the Penn. border, but don't know which border.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:39 pm News report of 1 dead eagle and 4 sick, i.e. not flying, acting strangely. They are being treated and analyzed now. Somewhere near the Penn. border, but don't know which border.

I saw that too, suspect lead poisoning. The Eagles had been eating on a dead deer.

Some articles from February 1947, New York newspapers.
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More articles from February 1947, New York newspapers.
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This is a live feed and will play real time for as long as you want to watch it. No birds guaranteed.

Articles from March 1947, New York newspapers.
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Juncos returned yestiddy so winter is here to stay.

Articles from March 1947, New York newspapers.
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Articles from April 1947, New York newspapers.
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More articles from April 1947, New York newspapers.
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Articles from May 1947, New York newspapers.
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So, I was on a backroad admiring the scenery. I decided I would take a pic of some cattle grazing, an old barn in the background, maybe put it in the miscellaneous pictures thread if worthy. The area was suddenly inundated with blackbirds.......ornithology thread!

Fine shot Ike. Now, can you identify the species? I can eliminate starlings and I don't see any Red-Wings. What might they be at this time of year in your part of the country?

Actually, Garry, I think that they were predominantly Red Winged. They don't show in the pics because of the distance and being a little blurry because of their movement. Here is another pic I took, and you can see the epaulet on the one in the foreground.

Thank you for your comment.

I see it. Often when a large flock of Red-Wings takes off they flash their epaulets in unison; a beautiful sight.

Cool photos, Ike. That is the way a country road should look!

Ike.

More articles from May 1947, New York newspapers.
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Little Blue Heron I believe...

Surprised to see a Mockingbird at the feeder yesterday. They are listed as scarce at this time of year in Kentucky.

Articles from June 1947, New York newspapers.
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