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2012), and (4) Waterfowl of Eastern North America, 2nd ed. The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario covers 311 species (publicity material says 310, probably because Alder and Willow Flycatchers share one page), birds that author Chris Earley says, “are seen in the province most regularly” (p.

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Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers back in 2007 when I was doing an alleged Big Year in New York State, but not seeing a bird for a single year does not make it a nemesis. But Black Woodpecker ? Yet, here I am, back from Austria, minus one Black Woodpecker sighting. What happened?

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They were once a widespread and diverse group, however, with many fossils known from what are now North America and Europe. ’s “land bird clade,” with passerines, parrots, falcons, woodpeckers, the Coraciiformes (kingfishers, hornbills, bee-eaters, etc.), But to what other birds are mousebirds related?

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MARCH 4, 2012

The Old World’s Olivaceous Warbler is a dapper example of how drab this shade can be, while the Olivaceous Woodcreeper of Mexico and Central and South America dazzles in silvery green and flaming rufous. How about the Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant , Golden-olive Woodpecker , Pale-olive Greenbul , or Grey-olive Greenbul ?

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Bird long enough in North America, and you will eventually meet the Empidonax flycatchers: 14 small flycatchers, most of which are very nearly identical. I’ll let an Acorn Woodpecker , a female Berylline Hummingbird , and a very accomodating Crested Caracara close out this day’s gallery.

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They are mainly year-round residents of montane coniferous forests of western North America, primarily in areas dominated by pine, spruce-fir, and piñon-juniper. When visiting the park in the summer months they can usually be found nesting in a natural cavity in a tree stump or in a woodpecker hole.

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JANUARY 1, 2012

Unlike North America, Germany has never had naturally occurring psittacines that went extinct, and the one we have is a true and complete invasive alien introduction. But now that we do have, and while we may or rather should wish we had not, we might as well roll with the punches and accept that we have.

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Red Crossbill RED CROSSBILL : Red Crossbills comprise at least 10 “types” in North America. Matt Young of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology reports that there is currently a large early irruption of Type 3 Red Crossbills (smallest billed type) from the west into eastern North America. backed Woodpeckers.

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Back in the summer of ’09 I wrote a post on a Juvenile Nuttall’s Woodpecker that was foraging in an oak tree and an Anna’s Hummingbird that was feeding out of the sap wells in that tree. References: 1 Birds Of North America Online a. You can see the multitude of sap wells in this live oak tree as the hummingbird feeds.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Durango Highway is arguably one of North America’s great birding roads due to the great variety of habitats, the spectacular mountain scenery of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the numerous Mexican endemics one can target. Thus, I looked forward to this second portion of the trip with great anticipation.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Iberian Green Woodpecker, Madrid, Spain. Mexico has a good number of greenish or rusty Woodpeckers. All my Woodpeckers have been among the black and white jobs with small patches of red, orange, or yellow. But the Great Swallow-tailed Swift is one of the largest Swifts in North America. I think all Swifts are cool.

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Pileated Woodpecker. There are four scenic overlooks, a woodpecker viewing area, a migratory duck pond, and access to The Appalachian Trail. Considered ‘undeveloped’ as a park, the habitat diversity here is some of the best in North America. Grandfather Mountain State Park, North Carolina. Barred Owl.

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Plumaged like various other small female hummingbirds from North America, the lady Snowcap is pale gray below, pale glittering green above, and with a tail that flashes bits of white. The female isn’t quite so unreal but is still a cool little bird in her own right. Foothill Rainforest!

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MARCH 21, 2024

Being a westerner — raised in California, and now living in western Mexico — I was perhaps most excited about the migratory birds that breed in eastern North America. A Golden-fronted Woodpecker , or Velazquez’s Woodpecker , depending on your preferred taxonomy. Then, around 4:00 p.m.,

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JULY 23, 2012

After all, North America has no native hedgehogs and seeing something so outside of our normal experience was pretty exciting, even if the little guy quickly headed for cover and refused to show itself for Clay Taylor, who came upon the scene a minute too late. Fine, my best bird was a White-backed Woodpecker , alright? …

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and three of the nine woodpeckers illustrated. Woodpeckers are a family of focus for Tuttle-Adams. Woodpeckers nest in cavities and their young are altricial (born in an undeveloped state), which means there is not a lot of documented information about their young and how they look at different stages.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Titmice really are everywhere throughout North America and many points north and south, but a person has to be looking to notice them. bicolor ), like the Red-bellied Woodpecker and Turkey Vulture , has expanded its range dramatically to penetrate northern reaches. Birders, because they look, notice them everywhere.

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Lewis’s Woodpecker, flycatcher or woodpecker? Perhaps the main target for any birder visiting in the summer is the uniquely beautiful Lewis’s Woodpecker , the most bizarre woodpecker species I have yet to encounter. Truly, a must see species in North America. Birding Trips Flagstaff woodpecker'

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JUNE 19, 2013

References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 California Bird Species of Special Concern : A ranked assessment of species, subspecies, and distinct populations of birds of immediate conservation concern in California. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

People get frustrated with European Starlings in North America, they are non native and they can snarf up food quickly at the feeders. There are feeders that allow a woodpeckers to hang upside down and starlings have a tougher time doing that (though a small percentage seem to figure out it).

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North America Woodpeckers Birds America 140

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JULY 1, 2015

Williamson’s Sapsuckers have the highest dependence on ants of any North American woodpecker 1. Unlike all other woodpeckers, the Williamson’s Sapsucker exhibits spectacular sexual differences in plumage. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. It should be here later today.

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Squirrels Woodpeckers North America Eggs 157

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MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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MAY 3, 2016

I purchased my first Sibley— The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America —in 2003. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America: Second Edition. I sit at my desk looking at my field guides. I have a lot.

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North America 2003 Birds America 189

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We also have many species that we share with the rest of Mexico, Central America, and/or the southwest of the United States. Fourth, a significant number of migratory species visit us in the winter, most from western North America, but a few from the continent’s eastern side.

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JULY 12, 2024

It sports the intense purple back and head of its close relative, the Purple Martin , which is found in much of North America (summer) and South America (winter). Unlike the Purple Martin , however, it has a bright white belly, with males showing a sharp and elegant division between the two colors.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

As soon as Sharon , Nate , Laura , and I convened at the airport, we coreced Clay Taylor, Naturalist Market Manager for Swarovski Optik North America, into an afternoon of birding, 100-degree heat be damned. Brown-capped Flycatcher and Gila Woodpecker are southeastern birds, but not that tough to find outside the area.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Virtually every species of duck from North America has been seen here at one time or another. Gila Woodpeckers and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers are seen in the Cottonwood trees, especially near the boat dock. Gila Woodpeckers and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers are seen in the Cottonwood trees, especially near the boat dock.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rightly or wrongly, there’s an hierarchy of extinct birds in North America, in the United States in particular. The one about the woodpecker that represents a glimmer of hope that we didn’t really screw it all up after all, however desperately faint that glimmer is anymore. Dribs and drabs through the 80s.

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For ornithologists, it is the documentation of a multi-year project designed to record the distribution and abundance of birds in a specific area (in North America, usually a state or a province), utilizing a mapping method involving blocks and grids. Pileated Woodpecker, for example. Let’s hear it for the return of the forest!

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JUNE 18, 2014

Nests are usually in hollow parts or in old woodpecker nests, between rocks in cliffs or in porous vapor holes of volcanic formations, and in nesting boxes under eaves of buildings or on trees 1. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. They like trees in open areas, like open groves or woodland edges.

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Eggs North America 2007 Woodpeckers 184

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

I have been a fan of the Kaufman Guides since I bought the Field Guide to Butterflies of North America , for a birds and butterflies trip to Colorado.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

One of the groups that doesn’t seem to become any less common in fall is the T**s, known in North America as Chickadees and their relatives. We stayed with friends in the tiny French town of Cessy, and there I saw my second European woodpecker species, the handsome Great Spotted Woodpecker. The Long-tailed Tit.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Acorn Woodpecker. Extend your trip and explore the mountains, canyons, and valleys, searching for the many endemic species in one of the “single-most diverse mountain ranges in North America” ( US Forest Service ). Photo by © Mark Schraad. Rufous Hummingbird. Photo by © Mark Schraad. Phainopepla. Photo by © Mark Schraad.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Consider Estero Lagoon for example… In North America there are nine regular plover species, ten if you include the more vagrant Common Ringed Plover. This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation.

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JULY 4, 2012

They nest in cavities, created by woodpeckers, in large trees and snags. v=V1bFr2SWP1I References: 1 Birds of North America Online a. Living in California, I am of course speaking of the Western Bluebird ( Sialia mexicana ). i Kamakawiwo?ole’s ole’s beautiful rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

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It is a known birding hotspot, hosting sub-boreal species as well as rare birds, like the Black-backed Woodpecker. Though I had no luck with the woodpecker, I was very excited about the list of birds we tallied, especially because it was in the middle of the day. Still, it was my first Ruffed Grouse of the year. Ruffed Grouse.

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Western Bluebirds ( Sialia mexicana ) like the male shown above, as well as Eastern Bluebirds ( Sialis sialis ) and Mountain Bluebirds ( Sialis currucoides ) have all benefited from 90 years of nest boxes and bluebird trails, monitored by thousands of bluebird enthusiasts across North America.

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