[As we say in the South, 'M R Ducks']

1 minute ago, BlueJay said:

I was born and lived in upstate New York for about 5 years, and it was really nice. Very cold though!

Haha yeah, pretty cold in the winter. I was actually born in Arizona, but I've grown up in upstate New York since I was two.

[As we say in the South, 'M R Ducks']

7 minutes ago, BlueJay said:

NC is the best state! Totally not biased or anything.

North Carolina's pretty nice, but New York State's better! We have the best bird habitat from the Adirondacks to the finger lakes region. We have lots of forest and border two great lakes and the atlantic ocean. Plus, Long island and central park are hotspots for migrating birds! Here in upstate new york, we have a central park too. The birds are not restricted to the city. 

[a glueless Thank You....]

Just now, UnknownVT said:

My apologies.

My lame/clueless excuse is to say thanks where I got the help and kindness.

Sorry.

That's fine, don't worry about it! Remember you can also tag people.

[Yellow cardinal?]

Yep, American Goldfinch. They love sunflower seeds and have a pretty song.

[As we say in the South, 'M R Ducks']

3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said:

What part, when, and how long?  Were you a birder at that time?

I'm considering retiring in NC in a few years.  I'd love to be in Asheville but the cost of living is higher there.   I'll probably aim for somewhere closer to midway between mountains and beach.

I visited for about a month near Hendersonville. Unfortunately I wasn't a birder at that time.

[Lifers]

Belted Kingfisher today! Worth it for waking up at 5:30 in the morning and getting bitten by swarms of mosquitoes by the river.

[As we say in the South, 'M R Ducks']

16 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said:

Even if I was in NC, that's still in the South.

NC and SC, incidentally, were originally a single colony with the capital in Charleston.

I went down to North Carolina once!

[Help identifying a raptor seen in St Augustine FL today, 7/27]

I'm leaning sharpie, but not sure.

[Odd Looking Black-capped Chickadee]

1 hour ago, Seanbirds said:

Agreed, but what’s with the brown cap, I wonder?

Seems to be a rare color variation. The brown cap recalls boreal chickadee, but obviously it isn't because boreal wouldn't have white edges, would have brown flanks and a great number of other distinguishing characteristics. Indeed an odd chickadee.

[a glueless Thank You....]

Thanks for posting, @UnknownVT! The next time you post a topic not directly related to identifying birds, you can post it in general birding topics where it would be better read and appreciated.

[Foothills]

Lazuli bunting thirded.

[Flycatcher Sp.?- Chisos Mtns - Big Bend Nat'l. Park - Brewster Co, TX - 7/24/21]

Probably Hutton's.

[Nightjar sp. 2 - Terlingua, TX - Brewster Co. - 7/25/21]

Lesser nighthawk thirded.

[Best eBird Photos!]

14 hours ago, BlueJay said:

I gave it a try and it seems good. I did find something funny though.

The quiz pulls random photos from the internet, and so I guess it wasn't checked for stamps.

[Best eBird Photos!]

13 hours ago, HamRHead said:

I tried it but it never loads any photos for me.

Occasionally it freezes for me as well, then you just have to try again later.

[Site Problems and Questions for the Moderators]

1 hour ago, Aveschapines said:

I don't follow you here... nobody's reputation has been changed. And it still means little if anything. It's simply a total of the number of times other users have clicked on ANY of the reactions to your content. And I certainly hope nobody is posting in an effort to "earn" reputation points. I suggest that everyone ignore the reputation scores and try to participate in the forums in a way that will enhance the community. 

(By the way, I'm not trying to defend the update, which I had nothing to do with... but I see no purpose to the reputation scores except to create friction and resentment. I'd get rid of it completely if it were up to me.)

I agree. If anything, the post number would be a better indicator of how much a member has participated in the community.

[Best eBird Photos!]

20 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said:

Thanks.  I like the quiz, but I don't know if I like having to rate each photo before I can see the next one. 

I'm not a big fan of the birding quiz and rating system either. I thought this quiz is excellent if you don't like the other one.

http://birdingquiz.com/birdtest/

[Is there enough in this picture to be identified?]

Looks like a house finch.

[Best eBird Photos!]

2 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

Two?? Really?!? Just two?

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/274320791

I would give that a four or three, though you definitely have better photos.

[Your wacky wrong identifications]

When you mistake a golden-crowned kinglet for a sparrow on a photo quiz...

But seriously, it looked really brown and had a totally wrong facial pattern!

[One more from Idaho in July]

22 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

Hmm...My impression was that the yellow color is exaggerated by the lighting and it looks like a bigger bird because of the smaller head in proportion to the wings.  But, of course, I have nothing else to compare to.

Same here. I'm not sure we can identify from this perspective, as we can't even see the entire tail for proportions.

[Salmon ID July 17th]

5 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Me three!

I thought I was going to have to explain that this was whatbird forum instead of whatfish forum!

[Salmon ID July 17th]

22 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

Me too! ?

Me three!

[Site Problems and Questions for the Moderators]

1 minute ago, Kevin said:

The "last visited" of the profiles was already there too. 

Yes, I noticed.

[Site Problems and Questions for the Moderators]

Just now, Kevin said:

 

If you cant hover you have to go to their profile, but who want's to have to do either? 

What do you mean? It's just a flick of a finger. You can see how many posts without having to hover. Bird Brain would say that 'You young uns have it too easy!' .