Cassin’s Finch
Who can remember 5 things that ID this bird? Western Montana
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Got bird # 149 at the Dacha recently (found by Mary)
Hummingbird Chicks
Developing chicks at Mills Pond.
Ivory-billed Woodpecker ?
What???!!!!! Show me the money!!! Article in The Guardian
Double-crested Cormorant
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (now Western Flycatcher)
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…
Gulls in Corpus
Here are the gulls we did see. Can you ID without your book?
ABA Countable Birds
I found this list of ABA countable introduced species helpful. Article at ABA
White-throated Sparrow Morphs
Thanks to Suzie for getting me on this article by Kenn Kaufman that explains White-throated Sparrows morphs. Fascinating!! Audubon Magazine Article
Dacha Bird #148
Just added bird 148 at The Dacha: Western Meadowlark. (Note: I don’t have a pix of Western, this one’s an Eastern).