Charlie Spencer

This is the second forecast since. He had been grooming his replacement since 2020 or so, although they'd worked together for years before that. Looks like we -MAY- get some Purples and Siskins down this way. Or not.

I like this one from my back yard. April, 2022

Second photo, bird on the far right. Solid dark head, no white or apparent crest; solid white breast and sides, no apparent stripes or rust; dark back / wings. Sorry, Snipping Tool isn't working properly this morning.

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Good morning, Whatbirders! Mountain West birders may not have this one, but White-throated Sparrow

Non-breeding Common?

Out on the deck as TS Ophelia's fading winds bring cool northern air to central SC. I put on long pants for Squirrelbane's morning patrol, the first time I've worn them on a weekend in months. Welcome to Autumn 2023!

I'm not feeling so bad about this one now...

Batesburg-Leesville Industrial Park, a mix of developed and undeveloped habitats. Lexington County, central SC. August 2023. I been incubating these un-ID'ed photos for a couple of months. Immature Purple Martins? Hanging out on the roof of a manufacturing plant overlooking some open lawn and fields; periodically launching, hunting, and landing again. Thanks.

I need to spend more time on this species. With that said, the second photo shows olive green on the back. I'm pretty sure that's diagnostic for Northern Parula.

birdie 🦆 #491: 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 https://birdiegame.net/ I didn't realize they were so <brown>.

The Carolina Bird Club has its quarterly meeting next weekend. I'm signed up for two all-day walks (8+ hours). While I've been out for an entire day several times, it's always been in two- to four-hour chunks. I always carry some cash and extra camera batteries. I've never carried supplies or a backpack before. Suggestions? Three bottles of water, a big bag of munchies (Quaker Oat Squares, walnuts, cranberries, choc. chips), bug spray, maybe a poncho depending on the forecast. Anything else? Thanks.

While I agree, can we explain why the right rear snipe looks much larger than the apparently closer bird?

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I'm not saying you're wrong but that tail looks uniformly dark and unpatterned to me. Did you lighten the image?