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Yellow Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Great Crested Flycatcher by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr Great Crested Flycatcher by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Thanks! Not a bird I see very often in the neighborhood, good score.

Seen in Chapel Hill, NC this morning. The bird had a fairly pronounced reddish hue to it, when I first saw it I instantly thought it was a Veery. I stalked it for a while trying to get a decent photo of it. I'm posting two photos, one fairly decent and the other not so much, but shows a bit more of the throat. I'll mention that about two minutes after I took the last photo of the bird I came across what I was 100% sure was a Swainson's Thrush and it had a much duller brown color to it.

Black-throated Blue Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Blue Grosbeak by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Eastern Towhee by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr Eastern Towhee by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Scarlet Tanager by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Chipping Sparrow by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Baltimore Oriole by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr Baltimore Oriole by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Prothonotary Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr Prothonotary Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Seen this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. It kind of looks like a Field Sparrow to me, but I have doubts. I first saw the bird perched on a feeder along with a Chipping Sparrow, and this bird was noticeably larger. Usually those two species are about the same size. Also this birds beak just seems too large for a Field Sparrow. To me the bird was like a Field Sparrow on steroids. I wasn't able to get any great photos, but this is what I have.

Prairie Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Ha! That might be true most of the time, but I don't get to see Barred Owls very often. I see hawks almost every day.

Orchard Oriole by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr Orchard Oriole by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Thanks to all. That angle was the only angle I got with my photos. The bird was quite a distance away and then a Barred Owl called fairly close to me and I was off to the races. I couldn't find the owl and the hawk was gone when I checked again. There are several Red-shoulder Hawk nest in the neighborhood and I see them often. The mature birds are easy to ID, but the juvenile/immature are harder for me, especially when they don't vocalize.

Prairie Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Seen this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. The bird was perched quite a distance from me and the long range photo and crop didn't yield a very good image. It doesn't look like the common Red-shouldered Hawk I often see, I was leaning towards a Broad-winged Hawk. Any thoughts?

Blue Grosbeak by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr Blue Grosbeak by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Eastern Bluebird by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

I saw this bird this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. I knew immediately it wasn't one the usual sparrows I see, so I did my best to get a useable photo of the bird. I got a few decent shots of it so it's face was visible. The bird didn't hang around, it was gone a few seconds later. I've been going over sparrow photos and the best I can figure at this point is Grasshopper Sparrow, which wouldn't be rare for this area, but I don't see them often. Any help would be appreciated.

Orchard Oriole by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Yellow-rumped Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Prothonotary Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Eastern Kingbird by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr