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Subject: Birds seen for the first time,,,,,

Posted by: JONESNIDER
Date: Jan 02 13

Just saw a Male Northern Flicker today!

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JONESNIDER star
The males have a black mustache.

Reply #1. Jan 03 13, 1:53 PM
13LuckyLady star


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I had to check....

http://stevecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Northern-Flicker_110129_9390.jpg

At least he keeps it well groomed....lol

Reply #2. Jan 03 13, 2:20 PM
JONESNIDER star
Flicker update: I have spotted him five times since first sighting.

Reply #3. Jan 04 13, 2:48 PM
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more flicker news....Red Bellied Woodpecker knocked him clean off suet cake. RBW is quite a bully. If he is on it, he lets no other bird near it.

Reply #4. Jan 05 13, 11:10 AM
13LuckyLady star


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LOL

Thanks for the update!

Reply #5. Jan 05 13, 2:17 PM
JONESNIDER star
You are welcome. I never saw one before and now he is out there every day.

Reply #6. Jan 06 13, 9:20 AM
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Just went to get a drink of water. Guess who was on the suet cake?
Male Northern Flicker,,,,,,again.

Reply #7. Jan 06 13, 9:27 AM
13LuckyLady star


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I understand your excitement.

Last year we were honored with woodpeckers, a blue jay and even a hummingbird. When the black-capped chickadees showed up, in mass, it was great!

Reply #8. Jan 06 13, 11:01 AM
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I'm getting to see more of the black capped chickadees since I moved the sunflower seed feeder up from behind the garage closer to the kitchen sink window. Before, with out binoculars, they were all LDBBs.

Reply #9. Jan 07 13, 7:33 AM
TheRambler star


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Gosh what a beautiful bird.

Reply #10. Jan 08 13, 5:35 AM
DivineMsDRL
A male flicker occasionally will visit me. I have lots of hoary red polls right now. My little chihuahua thinks he can catch one. Too funny.

Reply #11. Jan 08 13, 10:14 AM
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LDBB---Little Drab Brown Bird

Reply #12. Jan 08 13, 11:32 AM
JONESNIDER star
Just saw a male Goldfinch. Not as brightly colored as in their full mating colors.

Reply #13. Jan 10 13, 9:04 AM
JONESNIDER star
Spotted a white starling this morning,,,,weird.

Reply #14. Jan 18 13, 9:31 AM
JONESNIDER star
That white starling was out again this morning. Don't know if he's just a sport or the result of the fallout from Fukushima.

Reply #15. Jan 20 13, 10:33 AM
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White starling seen again this morning,,must live around here.

Reply #16. Jan 24 13, 9:23 AM
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Saw the white starling again. Can't tell if male or female.

Reply #17. Jan 30 13, 9:56 AM
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Robins are back! Winter is almost over.

Reply #18. Mar 08 13, 10:51 AM
Chavs star


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Can you catch a photo of the white starling - that sounds very odd!

I saw a goldcrest about a fortnight ago. It was the first time I'd seen one although they are apparently very common. I don't suppose I would have noticed one before though because it was only that it sat at my feet that I could see its startling yellow (gold) head stripe.

Probably small for everyone else but it was very satisfying for me. :)

Reply #19. Mar 08 13, 12:26 PM
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Good idea, I will certainly try to remember to do that.

Reply #20. Mar 11 13, 9:54 AM


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