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Black-throated Blue Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

I'm liking the Merlin, one of the very blurry photos I got shows a very white throat on the bird. I would also have described the bird as a bit smallish for a hawk.

These hawks kick my butt, any help on IDing this bird would be appreciated. Bird was seen this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. It was perched fairly high in the tree and appeared to be having Sunday brunch, although I could tell what it might have been eating. This was the best long range shot I could manage.

Eastern Phoebe by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Northern Mockingbird by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Eastern-Wood Pewee by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Song Sparrow by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Brown Thrasher by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

White-eyed Vireo by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Seen this morning at Chapel Hill, NC, I'm thinking it's an Acadian, but I'm looking for a second opinion.

Great Egret by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

I saw this bird this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. The photo is a long range shot, the best I could muster. There have been Red-shouldered Hawks in the neighborhood lately, but I'm not sure this is one of them. Although it's hard to tell from the photo, this was a fairly large hawk.

Great Tit by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

I saw this bird this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. Immediately decided I was seeing a RW Blackbird, but looking at the only photo I got of the bird, I've started second guessing myself. The bird has a lot of nice color, I'm thinkin immature male?

Eurasian Blue Tit by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr