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#207242 - 05/07/08 08:34 AM A couple of birds for ID'ing
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4661 Loc: Coastal Maine	I think I know what this is, but would like a second opinion, or third or fourth This I have no idea. _________________________
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#207243 - 05/07/08 08:36 AM Re: A couple of birds for ID'ing [Re: melcon6]
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4661 Loc: Coastal Maine	And finally, this is some kind of bird of prey, hawk?? _________________________
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#207262 - 05/07/08 09:37 AM Re: A couple of birds for ID'ing [Re: melcon6]
Thornius Thornius The Bird Man Dream Gardener Registered: 05/24/05 Posts: 3978 Loc: Nashville, TN	Your first bird is a Chipping Sparrow. Birds two and three are White-Throated Sparrows, note the black and white striped head and the BRIGHT yellow lores in front of the eyes. Your bird of prey IS a hawk but I'm not sure what kind. I'm weak on Hawk ID, I'm NOT a Hawk person, but my guess would be Cooper's or Sharp-Shinned Hawk (These two hawks are nearly IDENTICAL), or else a Red-Tailed Hawk. Good views of all angles of the tail, along with breast and head markings, are the BEST way to ID a hawk. _________________________ Why a Duck?
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#207271 - 05/07/08 10:17 AM Re: A couple of birds for ID'ing [Re: Thornius]
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4661 Loc: Coastal Maine	Yes, a chipping sparrow, that's what I thought. They are very active here and I enjoy watching them. I didn't know about the white-throated sparrow, very pretty and colorful for a sparrow. It's the first time I've seen one of them around here, actually two of them. The hawk was watching for snakes over a large field. I've seen osprey around here with fish in their talons twice this week. That I would love to photograph! _________________________
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#207276 - 05/07/08 11:20 AM Re: A couple of birds for ID'ing [Re: melcon6]
suzydaze suzydaze Daisy Dream Gardener Registered: 08/03/04 Posts: 2983 Loc: Arkansas	we have hawks all over dowm here. on almost every telephone pole _________________________ I try to take one day at a time -- but sometimes several days attack me at once. -Jennifer Unlimited- http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/suzydaze/my%20yard/?albumview=slideshow
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#207302 - 05/07/08 01:59 PM Re: A couple of birds for ID'ing [Re: suzydaze]
cricket cricket Gardener Registered: 04/03/08 Posts: 373 Loc: Texas	we have a hawk that hangs out around here. I just love them...mainly because of my phobia of field mice. one day driving home, I literally drove under a low flying hawk carring a snake! that was one of the coolest things i'd ever seen. (looked like a water moscin(sp?) _________________________ Cricket
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#207317 - 05/07/08 04:44 PM Re: A couple of birds for ID'ing [Re: cricket]
Bestofour Bestofour Patriot Gardening Pro Registered: 08/10/03 Posts: 7311 Loc: Monroe, NC	Great pictures Mel. Don't you just love the bits of yellow the the birdies. That's a pretty hawk. When I let ToDeTa out a hawk circles her. She's very loud and constantly barking. We have to be careful. _________________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour
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