Minnesota Birdnerd

Fork-tailed Flycatcher was seen and photographed o...

2009-12-01T09:14:40.227-06:00

Fork-tailed Flycatcher was seen and photographed on 25-Nov-2009 in East Moline, IL Rock Island County. Presumably the same bird.

Cool! Finlayson is not very far from my place.

2009-11-30T09:13:56.713-06:00

Cool! Finlayson is not very far from my place.

WOW-O-WOW!

2009-11-25T13:52:48.458-06:00

WOW-O-WOW!

Based upon those photos I'd say they are rather di...

2009-11-25T13:40:44.106-06:00

Based upon those photos I'd say they are rather diagnostic. I don't think any other flycatcher looks like that, not even a Scissor-tailed. It's not April 1, is it?

Very cool Roger!

2009-11-25T12:52:35.123-06:00

Very cool Roger!

Pretty unmistakable I would say. A beauty!

2009-11-25T11:53:08.618-06:00

Pretty unmistakable I would say. A beauty!

It was certainly interesting for me to read this b...

2009-11-18T03:52:29.956-06:00

It was certainly interesting for me to read this blog. Thanks for it. I like such themes and everything that is connected to them. I would like to read a bit more on that blog soon.

Great post! Love to see what you catch! The Warb...

2009-10-27T13:45:45.579-05:00

Great post! Love to see what you catch! The Warblers are so cute!

I'd be happy to just SEE a tufted titmouse this ye...

2009-10-26T12:12:14.386-05:00

I'd be happy to just SEE a tufted titmouse this year. They were mysteriously absent on my forays into Wisconsin this year.

I was on the deerstand both days this weekend and ...

2009-10-19T10:16:07.220-05:00

I was on the deerstand both days this weekend and saw little flocks of the GC Kinglets moving from tree to tree gleaning insects. (lots of white throated sparrows too) Sure makes for an enjoyable day of bird watching--since there's not much else to do when the deer fail to show up.

What a great day! Thanks for sharing!

2009-10-18T20:53:37.655-05:00

What a great day! Thanks for sharing!

I wish we were getting your snow, here on the Arct...

2009-10-14T15:36:55.599-05:00

I wish we were getting your snow, here on the Arctic coast of Alaska we are in a thaw. It has been above freezing for several days now and most of our snow has melted and the river ice has become unsafe to walk on. It is raining right now! Seems you got our weather and you have ours.
On a bird note our last snow buntings left here on the 9th of October, heading your way perhaps.
Enjoy the snow!!!!
Jim

Hi Roger, Saw the first dark-eyed junco in my rura...

2009-10-02T06:58:22.322-05:00

Hi Roger,
Saw the first dark-eyed junco in my rural Rochester backyard on Tuesday of this week. And yesterday at suppertime, I spotted a female hummingbird still hanging around and braving the rains.

I live down in SC Kansas and I love the Juncos as ...

2009-10-02T00:03:03.520-05:00

I live down in SC Kansas and I love the Juncos as well. I have not seen any yet and can't wait.

I like your comment that you should catch more Phi...

2009-09-28T08:31:11.253-05:00

I like your comment that you should catch more Philadelphia Vireos. I agree. And I think I should catch more of them too!

Very beautiful.

2009-09-26T19:33:11.540-05:00

Very beautiful.

I've edited the post after communicating with lots...

2009-09-25T10:24:57.866-05:00

I've edited the post after communicating with lots of people who are smarter than me. The bird is definitely a Philadelphia Vireo and in hindsight I wish we had taken a closer look at the length of the 10th primary. Allen Chartier pointed out this diagnostic characteristic mentioned in Pyle, et.al. Many thanks to Allen!

Nice post..great to see that you are geting some i...

2009-09-24T23:06:21.375-05:00

Nice post..great to see that you are geting some interesting birds coming thru!

This Warbling Vireo, ... You mean, "This Philadel...

2009-09-22T19:45:11.900-05:00

This Warbling Vireo, ...

You mean, "This Philadelphia Vireo,..."

Sunday was AWFUL for us; all of last week was, act...

2009-09-22T10:41:32.335-05:00

Sunday was AWFUL for us; all of last week was, actually! We had 6 birds one day, 7 the next, etc. Just awful. Luckily it's picking up just a bit this week with birds in the teens.

Bay-breasted - awesome! We have never caught one, though we had an amazing array of warblers in the spring, bringing our yearly tally of birds so far to 66 species. Yellow-breasted chat was my winning warbler for the season! Nothing too exciting coming through this fall.. COYE, BTBW, BTNW, CSWA, AMRE are around but otherwise all the usuals (like more catbirds than I can count... )

And I'm so glad to see it's not just me with phoebes. ;) They're the ONLY BIRD I cannot get to sit still in the hand and take a pretty picture. They're always so angry! That picture made me laugh. :)

Cailin O'Connor Fitzpatrick
Bander-in-Charge
Raccoon Ridge Bird Observatory
Branchville, NJ

Wow, that sapsucker has an amazing beak! It's nea...

2009-09-16T06:14:45.448-05:00

Wow, that sapsucker has an amazing beak! It's neat to see the size differences in the hand from the sapsucker to the hummingbird.

It's so neat to see those birds close-up! Thanks ...

2009-09-16T06:13:20.237-05:00

It's so neat to see those birds close-up! Thanks for sharing those pics.

Nice pics!!

2009-09-15T11:44:08.511-05:00

Nice pics!!

Beautiful B&W warbler. I haven't see one yet this ...

2009-09-12T10:38:48.985-05:00

Beautiful B&W warbler. I haven't see one yet this year. I love those little guys.

Sorry about the disappointments :( Thanks for show...

2009-09-02T01:34:23.330-05:00

Sorry about the disappointments :( Thanks for showing the pics of the Vireo and Towhee!