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Despite the sheets of rain that fell almost all day, I got some photos of a some birds that swamped my feeder during a short break in the rain.

Ross's goose!

Hiccups????....?

All right everyone it is time to be serious, NO more ridiculousness! If everybody keeps posting in threes poor Aveschapines will be so busy deleting posts he might leave, and we would loose the greatest moderator ever. Now lets talk about something important! Now the difference between Eastern Screech-Owls and Western Screech-Owls...Now that sums it up, the difference between Screech-Owls is that one lives in the west and one lives in the east.

Speaking of profile pics ...?

Great Egret

American Robin by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

I remember it just fine without using it as my profile pic.

I agree with Eastern Wood-Pewee -- big beak, yellow lower mandible, and long primary projection.

I'm mildly concerned...

THAT’S IT! I AM TURNING THIS FORUM AROUND AND WE’RE GOING HOME! NO BIRDING FOR YOU! TWO WEEKS!!

I can see the leftmost birds in the first picture as Cackling but am not 100%. The middle bird in the front three in the second photo, on the other hand, is definitely Cackling.

House Finches!

#1 is actually a House finch. The face pattern isn't nearly bold enough for a Purple and the culmen (upper ridge of the beak) is much too curved.

I don't think @Kevin took that one himself LOL!

It's definitely not an Eastern phoebe. Looks like an Eastern Wood-Pewee. Did you hear it?

He let him get away! I like all birds but starlings and house sparrows don't get much sympathy wasted on them from my quarter. (OK, I did let the house sparrows raise a family in my eves but the next season it was boarded up!)

Looks good for Brown Thrasher.

Yellow-headed and Tricolored All Brewer's with at least one Tricolored Brewer's Tricolored and Brewer's

I doubt that @Aveschapines would leave over some silliness arising from accidental hiccups in the forum, but SHE might leave if SHE keeps getting called a he. ?

Yellow rumped Warblers Audubons have yellow chins, but I'm pretty sure this is a Palm Warbler.

That sounds awfully Adult like for a young birder's forum. Are you sure you're young enough to still act like a kid? Oh wait, that's exactly what we're doing here, isn't it? ?

Its body seems just as long as the Canada's, though. I bet there is a lot of distortion going on at that distance.

Looks like a drab Vermilion Flycatcher.

It’s kinda giving me pewee vibes, but I couldn’t tell you why.

I would say Puerto Rican Emerald, but... Anybody else have any thoughts on this.

Yes, a Brown Thrasher

Agree with Brown Thrasher.

Yep Brown Thrasher seconded

The first photo looks better for American White Pelicans.

They can be anywhere in between these two, or even darker or even lighter. It is very variable but is more of a spectrum than two distinct phases:

Looks good for Least.

STOP THAT RIGHT NOW AND GO TO YOUR ROOM!

Lesser Goldfinch perched on thin air Goldfinches..B. Phoebe...02-21-2014 by Wayne J Smith, on Flickr

Oh my...

I like them!

I changed my Profile Photo and Cover Photo to pictures I took. ;)

Ah. I thought we were talking about artillery shells landing!

Unless the image you're using is your own, you either need permission from the image owner or the image must be in the public domain. That doesn't just apply to profile photos here, that's the law across the United States and across all media. The Internet made it easy for some people to intentionally violate this law. The Internet also made it easy for some content owners to willingly distribute their materials for free. With the increase of both of these practices, many people have assumed all content on the Internet is free, unintentionally breaking the because they assumed what is common practice must be legal. Please note that I'm NOT accusing you of intentional copyright violation. I only want to point out how Internet users in general reached the point where they assume they can copy and paste at will.

Glad I could help! If it came from a farm, there are many possibilities. You might also want to look at the Red-legged Partridge, which is very similar to the Chukar. And if you want to get into birdwatching, your timing is good, as there will be a lot of birds migrating through Pennsylvania in spring, including very colorful ones, especially in May. You can look in a bird guide at the possibilities for your area, and then recognize them as they show up. Not that you'll see all of them in your first spring! It's very helpful to find bird walks or field trips in your local parks so you can go with experienced birders. People here will be glad to answer any questions about resources and such.

Eastern Towhee by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

It certainly does! If you find them, would you let the rest of us know where they are?

Understood ? Although I have never broken a bone my wife on the other hand has a permanent plate and screws in her wrist from being hit by a truck while biking and then broke her hip in a car wreck about 10 weeks before our wedding ? I must say the MRIs of her head and neck would make a pretty good pfp though ?