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taken this morning in Louisiana.....bet he's thinking, "Man, 4 weeks ago I was a gorgeous blue bird but look at me now"!

#4 is an Ovenbird.

Wow, that is a life bird for me. Never having seen one, I obviously have not seen one. Thanks so much for this confirmation akiley and Bird Nuts!!!

The empid in flight and the one you just posted are definetly Yellow-bellied. Note the overall greenish/yellow coloring, compact structure and shape, and most importantly the lack of contrast between the throat and the rest of the head.

Here's a mulie buck with a Meadowlark sitting on his head

Magnolia Magnolia 3a -- Magnolia Warbler; 3b (the flight shot) Empidonax, most likely Yellow-bellied Looks like the same bird as 3b Canada Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Yes to Scarlet Tanager, but aging and sexing them at this time of year is complicated -- all of them will look green right now.

Has anybody seen a fish?

I'm awfully late to the picture, but this fella has been around for the past week or so. Maine is killing it on the rarities again this year, I don't know if that's something to be afraid of.

She said they’re visiting her feeder, so I don’t think Redstart would be likely.

Bird Nuts, I totally forgot about this, and the fact that you helped me with the ID. So not a lifer, but still a FOY. A rare bird for me, and one that I need to be a little more aware of, as you never know when one will show up. Thanks again. Mike

Pine Warbler is a rather rare vagrant to Colorado.

Nice catch - next time how about explaining why so I don't have to do the work? Yes, that's an Ovenbird -- the contrast between the face and the malar is too strong for a Swainson's.

I agree with psweet this time?

Agree

Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

I agree with Yellow-bellied for the flycatcher as well.

Least and Yellow-bellied calls are similar.

Look like Northern Shovelers to me.

I don't think it's identifiable, but if I had to guess I'd say Mallard (with some photo distortion). Shape doesn't look right for a Canvasback.

In Maryland. Suet is a seed, mealworm and berry mix block with hot pepper in it to help deter the voracious squirrels living in the huge oak tree above. The hot pepper is why it looks orangey and kind of gross. :-/

Yeah, the squirrels kept opening up the suet feeders so I clipped on some keychains things I had lying around to try to keep them out. Seems to work.

Molting Pacific-golden Plover.

I would lean towards Blue-winged. Cinnamon would have a "plainer" face and would be brighter overall.

I'm having trouble seeing it as a Yellow. Maybe an Orange-crowned of the brighter Western subspecies?

Not much of a picture, but you asked... Code 5: Rufous-necked Wood-Rail

I agree with psweet, and you have some great shots!

Yes, looks like an American Goldfinch

Looks good!

Some from this summer. Male Red Saddlebags by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr Wheel Bug by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr Male Sooty Dancer by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr I'm pleased to have gotten a Flame Skimmer with a background that wasn't green or brown. Male Flame Skimmer by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr Back to green and up to to date. Blue-eyed Darner by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr

I agree with Northern.

We don't see a lot of Red-necked Phalaropes here in northern New Mexico. (This was actually last weekend, but I forgot this thread that I started.)

Looks like a Northern Waterthrush to me.

Just looked up Molting.... Blue Jays go through one complete molt a year in late summer. This molt usually proceeds in an orderly fashion so that you barely notice that it's going on. But Blue Jays (as well as Northern Cardinals) often experience a complete molt of their head and maybe even their neck feathers. Nothing is wrong with the bird and the feathers will grow back. But for a period of time until they feathers return, they do look rather odd.

Juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbler.

We have marmots in New Mexico too. (By the way, @HamRHead, woodchucks are marmots.) Yellow-bellied Marmot by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr And ground squirrels. Queen of all she surveys by Jerry Friedman, on Flickr And more glamorous mammals, but I didn't get any pictures of the bear I saw a few weeks ago.

Snowy Egret by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Tropical Kingbird by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

A photo that I took years ago, of a juvenile and adult engaged in a face off.

It takes a lot of patience and breath-holding ? It's taken me forever to get out of the habit of kinda talking over the microphone so it sounds like some creep whispering lmho

Wow, very nice shot!

The immature of both have a red cap that fades. There is a kinda reddish tinge to the Downy's head, so its not impossible that thats an immature bird with a fading cap. But here at least they won't lose that red cap till later in the season. So I'm leaning towards mature birds.

Yes, Downy on the left and Hairy on the right. Now you have a photo that you can refer to that shows the sizes of both compared to your feeder. ?

I went into the kitchen and looked out the window to see a Cooper's Hawk and a Squirrel at a standoff. There was another squirrel and a cardinal nearby. I am not sure why the hawk didn't attack the squirrel. If you know, let me know.