kansabirdguy

that is not a Wilson's Warbler's bill sticking out of that bird's face.

not really anyone's fault, but I found a Lincoln's Sparrow stuck in the front of our vehicle the other week. Sad, but also the best look at a Lincoln's Sparrow I have gotten.

@Seanbirds eBird says Eastern Meadowlarks and Common Grackles are near threatened??? there seems to be a ton of both of those in the summer here.

looks like it to me!

@Connor Cochrane

you probably can guess what I'm about to say...I had one at my house yesterday.

real busy?

Wow!

"In winter most Prairie Falcons switch to a diet featuring Horned Larks and Western Meadowlarks." https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Prairie_Falcon/lifehistory "Typical prey include shorebirds, ptarmigan, ducks, grebes, gulls, storm-petrels, pigeons, and songbirds including jays, thrushes, longspurs, buntings, larks, waxwings, and starlings." https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/lifehistory

GBH?

this is probably getting old but...come to KS!

sounds more like a spotted than a barred to me.

just wanting to bring this thread to attention. I am bad at gulls. anybody else have an opinion?

I agree with this long train of sparrow names.

Dickcissel

I really want this to be a Peregrine but I want it to be a Peregrine. I don't want to make a wrong ID but it does seem like the more likely species. It was flying through a flock of gulls seemingly hunting. would this provide any clues as to species?

sorry if I am being annoying, but if you look at the weekly bar charts for Riley, KS, there does seem to be an obvious difference in likelihood for the two species. @Jerry Friedman @Charlie Spencer @Seanbirds ? also a birder that I know from my area said that he was almost positive it was a Peregrine because of how early it is in the year. another birder that I know is an expert-4,000 plus on his life list- has reported a Peregrine a few times this month near me.

@Quiscalus quiscula?

Boreal Chickadee?

the black plume on the crest

that is a GBH BTW.

https://ebird.org/species/comgal1/

juv. common gallinule.

Great Egret

I ended up with 18😱