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Rose Breasted Grosbeak Mating Behavior Observed

July 12, 2022 Elizabeth

Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak Mating Behavior towards Female

I caught this weird Rose-Breasted Grosbeak interaction on camera a week or so ago, but had to have an opportunity to read about it in the Stokes Guide to Bird Behavior to be sure what I was seeing. This is a mating behavior that the Stokes guide calls: "Wing-Droop-Fluff". It is … [Read more...]

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Male Baltimore Oriole Eats Caterpillar or Grub

July 9, 2022 Elizabeth

male baltimore oriole eats a green caterpillar

I setup the GoPro in this landing area for the orioles and their fledglings. I was pleasantly surprised to capture this male oriole land with a green caterpillar or grub in its beak and proceed to gobble it up! Pretty cool to see! … [Read more...]

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Gray Catbird spends the summer!

July 7, 2022 Elizabeth

gray catbird

This is our first year seeing a Gray Catbird around. Now that we are more familiar with them, we know we've heard them before, but we never saw one prior to this year. It's been fun to have them around. They like the fruit and jelly we put out for the orioles and they also like … [Read more...]

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Sparrow Identification? – Need Help!

July 6, 2022 Elizabeth

Sparrows for Identification

I shot these on a landing zone near my oriole feeder on 7/6/2022. I believe that I see 2 different sparrows here in these clips. Can anyone help me confirm the identification? Shot with GoPro Hero 9 Black. I am really not great at differentiating the sparrows, but am trying to … [Read more...]

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Common Grackle On the Cedar Platform Feeder

July 4, 2022 Elizabeth

Common Grackle

I used a new clamp I got for my GoPro Hero 9 to record some feeder action. This Grackle just makes me laugh. I think there's some molting going on but it makes the funniest faces! … [Read more...]

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