Owls
There’s been several Screech Owls singing on my early morning walks recently and this morning also a Barred Owl.


There’s been several Screech Owls singing on my early morning walks recently and this morning also a Barred Owl.


These guys know a cozy spot for when hurricane Pamela approaches
Here’s my second lifer of the trip. Also from near Lincoln, Montana in same burned woodlands. Although we didn’t study this one in B3, I think you can figure it out
I finally got one!! Two actually, an apparently mated pair. Give me an ID before I give you the location.
Here’s a reminder of 3 field marks for Downy v Hairy Woodpecker. 1 Small black bars on outer tail feathers (Downy). All white for Hairy. 2) Bill shorter than the width of the head (Downy). Hairy is much larger bill, comparable to width of head. 3) Red on back of head on male Downy uninterrupted…
4th time was a charm for me with the Pacific-slope flycatcher in Texas. Staked out the area with about 5 other birders for 2.5 hours and he made a brief appearance. Then I waited another 90 minutes to try for unobscured pix. He made one more appearance and this is the best I got (he’s…