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Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Johnny, on Flickr

Harris' Hawk by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

White Ibis with crayfish White Ibis with Lunch by midgetinvasion, on Flickr

Lark Sparrow. Today here in Georgia. Lark Sparrow by midgetinvasion, on Flickr

Scarlet Tanager, Painted Bunting, and Black-throated Green Warbler.

MN. The water was frozen so, he was eating the snow :

Pretty sure it's a Great Horned Owl. This recording is very similar: https://www.xeno-canto.org/334226

Well, getting my Thanksgiving spirit on................................................with a cold. ??

I like the Cooper's theory. The tail is clearly that of an accipiter. A sharpie wouldn't be that much bigger than a pigeon, among other differences, and a goshawk would have wavy dark tail bands with white edges as seen from above. But see what others say.

Thank you both. The influx of warblers had one observer refer to all the colors as Skittles. yes, that is a white Crowned Pigeon that had folks flocking to see it at the SouthPadre Island Birding and Nature Center the first week of October, 2018! I was 4th to photo it.

I can't open the file.

I see a Scarlet Tanager as well.

photos taken early July #1 #2

Both appear to be Canivet's Emeralds.

I was just about to post it to eBird. Thanks so much for all of the input!

Looks fine for a normal BT Green to me. The hybrid Hermit x Townsend's that I've seen can come in two varieties. The typical appearance would show some obvious yellow bleeding into the breast and flanks. A rare form of the hybrid is more confusing and looks more like a BTNW, but has a stronger facial pattern like a Townsend's.

Looks like a Scarlet to me.

Thanks for the help! That's a lifer for me....strange that it came out west.

If I'm not mistaken, the white on the scapulars and the light brown tail with narrow, even dark bars are also good for Red-tailed.

It's too bulky for a Rough-legged among other subtle differences which are difficult for me to explain. This is a young Red-tailed Hawk.

I like Scarlet here.

psweet where are you?

This isn't a good picture, but it is my life Surf Scoter, found by other birders here in N. M. yesterday.

Agree with Dunlin. The two can be confusing!

BBC Costa's Hummingbird,11-18-2018 Avondale, Az. Costa's Hummingbird by R. Tompkins, on Flickr

This is mostly because I don't see a lot of Cooper's hawks

Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler by Johnny, on Flickr

No, I don't......I wish I could play piano but I don't want to take the time to learn it. I can only play Hot Cross Buns.............?

My thoughts exactly!

Carolina Wren. Dearborn, MI. 11/14/2018

I was birding a couple days ago (October 6) in Flagstaff, AZ, and I saw a tiny fledgling bird on the ground (first two photos). I saw a Lesser Goldfinch nearby (third photo), which I thought might be a parent. Two questions: 1) Is the little bird a Lesser Goldfinch? 2) Is it normal for a bird this young to be on the ground? It could flutter a little, but only fly a foot or so in the air. It hopped around a little, seemed unsure of what to do (but didn't seem too afraid of me), and chirped loudly. Do the parents come and feed birds in this situation? It was such a tiny little bird, so I was a little concerned for it.

Black Rat Snake by Greg Miller, on Flickr Eastern Chipmunk by Greg Miller, on Flickr Lifer Bobcat by Greg Miller, on Flickr

He hasn't been on here in a long time.