Winter

Really impressive photos. If you don’t mind my asking, what did you use to shoot with? TIA.

Where was this?

Nice shot!

Agreed with Brown Thrasher. Cool bird!

Agreed with blue-gray gnatcatcher.

Oops, not sure how I read that as NC. My bad. No wonder it seemed so unusual.

Thanks! Swainson’s is what we were thinking it was.

That’s unusual for a Dark-eyed Junco to be in NC this time of year. Also, it looks like one of the western varieties not normally found in the east even during migration. Very interesting.

Posting this on behalf of family member in southern Colorado (Saguache County). Sorry for the terrible photo quality. Thanks!

Thanks.

Ravens right? Seen in early May 2019 on bridge leading into DC from VA. Havent managed to transfer photos to computer as it’s broken right now so apologies for the really bad back of cam photo

Seconded Prairie Warbler. (Not that you need me to confirm HamRHead 😝)!

Great picture by the way! Perfect capture of its big personality on display here ☺️

This is totally OT but wondering if anyone knows how House Finches have ended up living in Hawaii? They aren’t endemic there are they? Or did they end up in Hawaii the same way as how they were introduced to the east coast (illegal bird trade) - humans? Just curious as they aren’t migratory and I find it interesting. If they are native to Hawaii, than I apologize for my ignorance! 😇

Thank you! Yeah, I kinda answered my own question when comparing two pictures in my guide. But your description is actually WAY better and much more helpful, so thank you so much!