tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40672385834815728602024-03-12T22:23:19.372-04:00Backyard Bird BlogBird Blog to interact, learn and have some fun with fellow birdersBYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-62336917544600469652018-03-05T07:46:00.000-05:002018-03-05T07:46:53.768-05:00Eagle Report for 3/5/18<h2>
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It's been a longtime since I posted on the blog and for that I apologize. The new Bald Eagle Nest Watch program here in Wisconsin has kept me busy and the rental house's backyard has been extremely quiet for birds. I have never had to throw out bird seed because it has sat so long but that is what I had to do with the lack of activity around the feeders. <br />
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As the calendar turned to March, it started to feel a lot more like spring. Some of the Bald Eagle pairs have officially started the breeding season and they are busy incubating eggs. The above male is a member of one of those pairs. He sat for me for a little while then flew over to the marshy area to grab some nest material and to take it back to the nest. The nest can get pretty stinky with all kinds of half eaten prey and the eagles add their version of "potpourri" to help with that problem.<br />
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This is presumedly a younger pair since they didn't actually lay eggs last season. If all goes well for the young couple, they should have baby eaglet(s) to take care of by the end of March. Younger and less experienced eagles are a little what I call goofy. They don't quite have the routine down and forget to incubate eggs, protect young eaglets from predators, start the season too soon or too late...etc. This pair seems to be on the right track so far...<br />
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A few miles to the South, a more experienced pair are also busy incubating egg(s). This was a beautiful sunrise from their territory. This pair have been very productive for at least 5 years. They have fledged close to 10 eaglets in those years. <br />
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If you look real closely, there is a white head just visible in the nest. This pair has been known to be a little sensitive to humans on foot so I have to keep my distance to not disturb them. It will be interesting to compare the two nests as we progress through season. They started incubating eggs both around the middle of February. Hopefully with some luck, both pairs will be productive and fledge the next generation of eagles into the world. <br />
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-2021826580590145812017-12-05T08:38:00.001-05:002021-02-14T11:42:03.975-05:00A Bird Lifer<h2>
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I'm not much of a chaser of rarer birds but, when I heard that two Snowy Owls were seen about 20 minutes away from me, I had to give it look. I had seen Snowy Owls in captvitiy but never in the wild and I was excited to see these striking birds in action in their natural habitat. This year is shaping up to see a big influx of Snowy Owls down from the Arctic. Many have already been reported throughout Wisconsin but this was the first report that was close to me.</div>
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I walked the natural preserve for a little while and I caught a glimpse of a large white bird flying over the fields. Amazing! It had to be Snowy! Maybe, that would be the only glimpse I get but it was amazing regardless. I decided to try another area of the preserve where most of the Snowy Owls had been seen. I parked on the side of the road and I decided to take a walk through the prairies to see if I could relocate the Snowy I had seen. By that time, the sun was right in my eyes and I decided to grab my sunglasses before walking any further. I turned back to walk back to my car to grab them and this is what I saw...</div>
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Yes, I had stupidly parked right under a telephone poll where a Snowy Owl was perched. I guess it's possible it landed there while I was walking the other way down the trail. Sometime it's better to be lucky than good! </div>
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I observed and photographed the owl for a awhile through my long telephoto lens and binoculars. At one point it was dive bombed by a Sharpie or Cooper's Hawk. It most likely is a young male since it is mostly white. Females tend to have more heavy black streaking. After awhile, I figured it was time to go and leave this guy alone.</div>
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I slowly walked back to my car as not to spook him. I took one last pictures of him giving me the stare down right before I jumped into my car and I slowly drove off. He remained on his perch and I was relieved not to disturb this beautiful bird. </div>
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Unfortunately, I had gotten too close on accident. Snowy Owls are very popular birds to chase by photographers and birder. Sometimes on the quest for the best shot/view people stress and disturb these birds. Always keep your distance and refrain from posting exact locations of birds like Snowy Owls. Enjoy these striking birds from a long lens or binoculars. </div>
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Most of my weekend mornings, I am scouting for Bald Eagle nests for the upcoming Bald Eagle Nest Watch. It is fun to discover new nests and I love exploring new areas around Dane County, Wisconsin. I had finished up looking for another nest and I was headed home when I saw a sign for <a href="https://parks-lwrd.countyofdane.com/park/IndianLake" target="_blank">Indian Lake County Park</a>. I decided to check it out and I'm really glad I did.<br />
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So, the first raptor is technically not a raptor but a songbird. I saw it right away when I pulled up into the parking lot. A striking grey bird with a raptor-like reputation. The Northern Shrike was flitting around in the trees and bushes. It perched long enough for me to take a not so great shot but it was awesome to see this honorary member of the raptor family.<br />
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I walked around the lake for a little while and I kept thinking, "what a good spot this would be for a Bald Eagle." Pretty much on queue, I noticed an adult landing on perch with what looked like a fish. He eventually finished his meal and then headed across the lake to perch where I got this distance shot of him. <br />
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On the way back to my car, I saw yet another raptor. At first, I thought it might be a Red-shouldered Hawk like the above one from my old New York backyard but no luck. It turned out to be it's more common cousin the Red-tailed Hawk. <br />
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I thought the raptor fest was over and I was about back to my car when I saw another raptor. What luck! A beautiful female Northern Harrier was hunting over the grasses near the lake. She circled the area a number of times looking for prey in the grass but then headed over the tree line to hunt elsewhere.<br />
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What a great morning with my favorite group of birds and my first opportunity to photograph a Northern Harrier! I will definitely be stopping off at Indian Lake County Park again.<br />
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Our backyard in the rental house here in Wisconsin is very slow on bird activity. I have only got a few Morning Doves, and House Finches showing up to my feeder. I got to say, I'm missing all the activity, we had in our New York backyard. I guess you don't realize how lucky you have it until you move. I will have to go out and find the birds at local nature preserves for now.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago, I got a treat at one of those local nature preserves. Right down the trail these two Sandhill Cranes flew in. Cranes are a pretty rare sighting in the Albany, NY area but they are all over the place here in Southern Wisconsin. <br />
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Especially right now, when they are getting ready to migrate. I have seen fields with more than a dozen cranes hanging out and fueling up before their trip. The endangered Whooping Crane sometimes groups up with their Sandhill cousins but I haven't seen any yet. <br />
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I couldn't help myself. I had to reference "That 70's Show", A sitcom taking place in Wisconsin. The first weekend of birding since we moved to Madison, WI was good but very buggy! It was great hunting for the swallows, Eastern Phoebes and Eastern Wood Pee-wees that I saw but a little uncomfortable for me. </div>
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One of the highlights of last weekend was the numerous Common Yellowthroats. I don't recall ever seeing this bird in NY but I have only been looking for warblers for about a year. The male's striking "black mask" contrasted with his "yellow throat" is beautiful. They did make photographing them a challenge since they are pretty much constantly in motion. </div>
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This Veery gave me the eye while foraging on the path with its' cousin in the thrush family the American Robin. <br />
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This Red-winged Blackbird gave me his best angry face!<br />
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Here is another shot of the Common Yellowthroat. On top of all that, I found my first Wisconsin Bald Eagle nest. The <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/eagle-report-for-72017.html" target="_blank">Eagle Report</a> will live on! Happy Birding and I hope to chronicle more of my new experiences in Wisconsin. <br />
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Happy Friday and first Friday spent in Wisconsin! The last few weeks that we were in New York, I had two male Scarlet Tanagers and at least one female in my backyard. Here is one of them looking for berries. </div>
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He grabbed an unripe berry and popped it in his beak. </div>
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He gave me a curious look and flew away to enjoy his berry in a more private area of the yard. Have a great weekend and Happy Birding! </div>
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This report is a few weeks late but with moving to Wisconsin, I have been very busy! We finished up the season in the Capital Region of NY with all eaglets fledgling in late June or early July. The above two were very busy taking care of three eaglets. Three eaglets is pretty rare and the food supply needs to be good enough to support their ever-growing appetites. </div>
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I went out to the nest in late June to check on the three eaglets. They were extremely active. The three were flapping, jumping and taking mini-fights above the nest. The smallest of the group(probably a male) went out on a small branch and started flapping hard. He flapped so hard, he fell off the branch and luckily, a lower pine branch broke his fall. Here is a poor shot of right before he fell. He tried to hop up to the nest but there wasn't enough room to get through the branches. Soon after that one of the adults returned to the nest with a fish. The newly fledged eaglet missed a feeding but it appeared he was unharmed by his fall. My guess is the other two probably fledged later in the day. The next visit there was no eagle activity around the nest. They had probably moved up or down river from the nest. </div>
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I take a number of non-eagle pictures around the eagle nests. All the nests are on prime real estate on the rivers and streams around the Capital Region of New York. These areas that attract eagles to nests also attract other wildlife. I have been trying to figure out how to post these pictures. I guess, I will let them speak for themselves with a little commentary...<br />
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Right after, the heron took off to find a more private spot. <br />
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I have seen a lot of Beavers this season. Off course, these guys love the water.<br />
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I almost tripped over this Snapping Turtle sunning itself in the grass. <br />
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Other birds are nesting and raising their young too during the long breeding season of the Bald Eagle.<br />
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White-tailed Deers are a common viewing at the nests.<br />
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This Northern Mockingbird was very cooperative and posed nicely on the top of a lighthouse lawn ornament. <br />
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Colorful birds like this Baltimore Oriole help to pass the time when the nesting season isn't particularly exciting.<br />
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<br />BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-30386987346129340962017-06-09T09:13:00.000-04:002017-06-09T09:13:22.530-04:00Feathers on Friday for 6/9<h2>
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Happy Friday! It's been a rainy few weeks here in Capital Region of New York. It doesn't seem to have bothered my backyard birds though. The pair of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds don't seem to mind the rain either. I noticed an interesting behavior that the above male was doing. He was constantly sitting on the the railing of our back deck near the feeder in the rain. At first, I thought he might be sick or injured as I have never seen a hummingbird stay in one place that long. I pulled out my binoculars for a closer look. He was actually drinking the rain water. I could see his little tongue going in and out as he caught the raindrops falling. </div>
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Here is him sticking out his tongue and flapping his wings. Now that the weather has gotten drier, I just see him at the feeder. I feel like there is always something new to learn in the world of birds.</div>
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Here is the female perched on our feeder. </div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-4783317933807532522017-06-02T06:01:00.000-04:002017-06-02T06:01:31.230-04:00Feathers on Friday for 6/2/17<h2>
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Happy Friday and first weekend of June! On a recent trip to a local state park, this Tree Swallow was perched on top of it's nesting box. It's beautiful blue coloring shining in the sun. </div>
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Here is a zoomed out view of the guy on it's <a href="http://www.capitalregionaudubon.org/">Audubon Society of the Capital Region's</a> built bird box. The chapter has put a lot of these bird boxes at the park and around the Capital Region. </div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-88145487986168579342017-05-31T10:15:00.001-04:002017-05-31T10:27:44.156-04:00Nesting Season is Here! Part 2<h2>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The nesting wrens were doing well and working towards laying eggs. Here is a shot of the female(I think) who protects her territory from anything including me with a camera. She is a very active little bird and very vocal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">They had packed the nest box with all sorts of leaves, sticks, pine needles and other stuff. I checked periodically but they hadn't yet laid eggs. One morning this weekend, I noticed the bird box wasn't hanging up. It was on the ground and the glue had given way that was holding the top with the loop to hang the box. When I picked it up, I noticed two little wren eggs inside. The female was close by and very upset. I placed the nest on top of my compost tumbler to get it off the ground and away from potential predators. </span><br />
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<b>Update: </b>No new eggs yet in the nest box and I'm starting to wonder if they might have changed locations. That is not good news for the other cavity nesting birds around since House Wrens are known to take nest spots and dispose of the eggs/hatchlings that are inside. It's just amazing that this little cute birds is so aggressive. <br />
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A few weeks ago, I hung up a birdhouse in our yard that I had found in our basement. I had no idea if anything would use it. Almost instantly, I began seeing activity around the birdhouse. There was some Black-capped Chickadees that checked it out. The other was a wren that I later discovered was a House Wren. Well, it looks like the House Wren has claimed it!<br />
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It has filled the box with sticks as you can see from the above picture.<br />
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The House Wren is known to be a very fierce little bird. They chase off much larger birds from nest boxes and sometimes drag out hatchlings or eggs too. This is it staring me down for getting too close to the box. <br />
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What a fun little bird and they have beautiful <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/sounds" target="_blank">songs</a>. Here is it singing away from above it's new nesting box. I'm looking forward to checking in on it's progress during the season. Happy Birding and enjoy your nesting backyard birds! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Two Nests and Two Differing Reactions</span></h2>
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I have always been fascinated by wildlife behavior especially in raptors. How will they react to a certain situation is intriguing. While monitoring Bald Eagle nests, I have seen many defenses of the nests by adult pairs. Sub-adult Bald Eagles are a large portion of the intruders. They have not yet reached adulthood to have a nest of their own and they are always looking for an easy meal. They will take anything from an unguarded nest including an eaglet and any food left in the nest. </div>
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Two nests separated by a few miles took a very different approach to the nuance of sub-adult Bald Eagle intruders. <br />
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If you have read the blog for awhile, you might have remembered this <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/drama-at-bald-eagle-nest.html" target="_blank">drama</a> from last season. The first nest seems to constantly have intruders around the nest. The above pictures is of one of the adults chasing off one of the young eagles that got too close to the nest. The adult hit the sub-adult 4 or 5 times while chasing it. Obviously, the intruder had angered the pair and they wanted to make sure they proved their point. The other member of the pair was back at the nest protecting the eaglets while this was going on. They are a well tuned machine when it comes to defending their nest and nest territory. No intruder goes by the nest without at least being warned to stay away.<br />
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At the second nest further downstream, the above young eagle soared and circled near the nest. The adult perched nearby paid no attention to the intruder and it didn't even call out to warn the other eagle. There was no sign of alarm at all. The below picture was the reaction of the adult eagle.<br />
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Why would two nests close to each other and most likely dealing with the same group of young eagles react so vastly different? It is hard to say for sure but it is very interesting. We will see if the reaction from the past weekend by both nests is a consistent behavior or if they react differently in different situations. I am excited to see more... Stay tuned.<br />
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The eagle pairs in the Capital Region of New York are busy tending to their young eaglets. I finally got a glimpse of a fuzzy head this weekend! This is one of the most critical times in the nesting season. The small hatchlings are too young to regulate their own temperature so the adults continue to incubate them similar to the what they do for the eggs. The difference is a slightly higher position that allows the eaglets space to breathe. While one of the adults is incubating, the other is hunting for food for the rapidly growing eaglets. They return to the nest and rip off smaller pieces of the prey and feed them to the eaglets. During one of the returns to the nest on Saturday, the male got a face full of eaglet poop! When they are older they poop over the side of the nest to keep the nest clean. Oh the wonders of parenthood! <br />
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At this stage, there is an adult on the nest typically at all times. The eaglets are too small to defend themselves and can be taken by other birds of prey, Raccoons, and other predator that can access to the nest. <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/drama-at-bald-eagle-nest.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is an story of a nest defense from last season. <br />
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I have not seen much from the Red-shouldered Hawk pair lately. I have heard some calling from the woods so I think they have eggs in the nest and the female is busy incubating. In about a month they should have hatchlings. More updates coming as their season continues. <br />
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Yesterday, The Red-shouldered Hawk pair was perched together. This morning, The pair was perched again together for a short time. The nesting season for them still hasn't started. It should be soon though. I believe that they got started last season in late-March or early-April. Once the female lays eggs, she will be incubating for about 30 days. A little bit shorter than their larger cousin the Bald Eagle. While a lot of Bald Eagle pairs share the incubating duties, Red-shouldered Hawk females do about 95% or more of the incubating. The male will be busy getting food for both them. She likes to "scream" at him from the nest and I have heard this a number of times overt the nesting season. </div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-82954121329174332392017-03-16T08:55:00.001-04:002017-03-16T08:55:05.542-04:00Hawk Report for 3/16<h2>
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I have been seeing a lot of the Red-Shouldered Hawk pair of late. Especially, the female has been perched in a tree in the sun almost every morning. Right after this shot, I saw them copulating so it shouldn't be too much longer before they have eggs. When that happens, the female is rarely off the nest and I usually hear her calling for her mate from deep in the woods where the nest is located. </div>
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After the 2 feet of snow in the recent storm, the pair was perched together. <br />
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Luckily, They haven't started their nesting season but it might be tricky to locate prey in all this snow. The Bald Eagles aren't as lucky. All the pairs are incubating eggs and it had to a difficult few days for them. I'm hoping they all made it through and will have eaglets soon. Stay tuned for an eagle report soon. <br />
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-90393417665362111912017-02-23T06:23:00.005-05:002017-02-23T06:26:47.259-05:00Florida Trip Part 2<h2>
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The weather is warming up lately and it makes me think about our Florida trip. On our last full day in Treasure Island, FL, I had my best beach walk ever. The Brown Pelicans were very busy fishing along with the Ospreys and terns that I wrote about in one of my last <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/florida-trip.html" target="_blank">posts.</a> This bird has a special spot in my heart. The Brown Pelican was another one of the poster child for the effects of DDT and just like the Bald Eagle, they have recovered amazingly well. <br />
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Then I noticed something, The pelicans seemed to be attracted to a certain area where I caught one glimpse of a dorsal fin and then another, and then another. The Bottlenose Dolphins were fishing too. <br />
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I think there was about a half dozen dolphins hunting right off the beach. <br />
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The pelicans were using the dolphins to locate fish and round them up. Then they would....<br />
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SPLASH DOWN!!! It was really fun watching these two kinds of animals fish and indirectly work together to catch their breakfast. Treasure Island beaches are one of the best spots to view Bottlenose Dolphins in Florida. Who needs to take a boat tour when you get up early and get a little lucky walking the beaches?<br />
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-42354360162262178022017-02-10T09:39:00.002-05:002017-06-26T19:40:25.627-04:00Feathers on Friday for 2/10<h2>
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Happy Friday! It is pretty ironic that I found a bird named Snowy Egret in Florida while trying to get out of the snow and cold of New York. But this smaller egret does migrate south and is a common sight around the beaches of Florida all year-round. </div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-37816371307018066142017-02-08T06:39:00.002-05:002017-02-08T08:51:18.175-05:00Eagle Report for 2/8<h2>
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Early February is an exciting time for Bald Eagle nest watchers like myself in the Northeast. All the pairs at the nests that I watch are now busy getting ready for the season. They are fixing their nests, reestablishing their bonds with their mate, and removing younger eagles from their territories. It seems that Eagles have a romantic side too. Usually, most of the eagle pairs have eggs in the nest for Valentine's Day. Who needs flowers when you can give little ones instead?</div>
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Eagles do have some time for some fun too! The female in the above picture in particular was ready to take a ride. At one point, The pair flew down on a thin ice sheet on the mostly unfrozen creek. They loudly chattered at each other until the male flew off to perch in a nearby tree. The female stayed on the ice sheet and like one of those "magic carpets" at airports rode the sheet up the creek. She started out right under the nest and by the time she was done was at least a 100 yards upstream. I guess this is public transportation for eagles. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the nesting season. </div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-88956161163404274302017-02-07T06:48:00.002-05:002017-02-07T06:48:21.370-05:00Florida Trip<h2>
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We took our annual trip to Treasure Island, FL after Christmas to enjoy some beach time and warmer weather. Our two boys battled illnesses for the trip but we still enjoyed the time there. I got some time in the mornings to do some beach birding. </div>
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Two types of birds that were very active fishing in the morning were the Ospreys, and the Terns(Royal Tern and Common Tern). They use a very similar hunting style. Both hover over the water looking down to locate a fish. </div>
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When they spot a fish, the terns lead with their long beak and dive into the water. The Ospreys lead with their sharp talons and plunge into the water too.</div>
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The Bald Eagle uses a different approach. Here is a Eagle perched by the Hudson River looking for a fish on the surface. The much larger eagle uses the perch then fly when a fish is locate approach. They usually just get their talons wet while the terns and Ospreys submerge most of their entire body into the water. They use very different approaches but both are very effective in catching fish.</div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-7679765712480663242017-02-03T06:12:00.000-05:002017-02-03T06:12:19.962-05:00Feathers on Friday for 2/3<h2>
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Happy first Friday in February! This beautiful White-throated Sparrow will be even more impressive in the spring but right now it has a duller plumage. I came across about a dozen of these guys eating some berries in a bushy area along a trail. It is perched on a Rose(I think) bush as can be seen from the thorns. Have a great weekend and Happy Birding!<br />
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-17405142571224178772017-02-02T07:44:00.000-05:002017-02-07T14:34:12.706-05:00The Hawk Report for 1/31<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Until recently, it hasn't felt much like winter here in the Capital Region of New York. We finally got our first major storm of the season last week. All was quiet after the storm with the Red-shouldered Hawk pair in our backyard for about a week. Then the activity picked up over the last few days. Especially, the female has been spending a lot of time in our backyard. The above picture is of her perched high up in a tree in the sun. She is puffed up to help keep warm and it makes her look much larger. <br />
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Here is her from Monday morning. She is doing some preening on the feathers on her back. It's still awhile before they will start the nesting season but typically they start showing up more and more in February and March. Maybe to reassert their territory or it might just be that they like to perch in the sun in the tall trees to stay warm. Whatever it is, it is great to see these beautiful hawks more and more over the next few months. </div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-11013641185281338092016-12-14T11:41:00.000-05:002016-12-14T11:41:53.321-05:00The Happy Couple again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I have been spending a lot of my free time which, is not much with two young kids, working on the upcoming Bald Eagle Watch program. As busy as I have been, the Red-Shouldered Hawk pair in my backyard has been busier. I have seen one of them practically every day for a few weeks now. Today, they both showed up to perch together for a little while before the male headed out to probably catch some breakfast. He is on the top with the more reddish head and smaller size. <br />
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Here is an older picture of the two trying to stay warm on a cold winter day. <br />
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Here is a more recent one from a week ago. It never gets old watching and photographing this beautiful pair. Happy Birding and Happy Holidays!<br />
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Happy first Friday of November! This week, I went a little artsy. This is the male Red-shouldered Hawk in my yard perched in the sun. It didn't last for long but his shadow was cast on the tree behind him. His coloring goes perfect with the foliage right now. Don't you think? Have a great weekend and enjoy the fall weather! Happy Birding!</div>
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BYBirdBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155848926363523244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067238583481572860.post-81678142309396102252016-11-03T11:41:00.000-04:002016-11-03T11:41:31.282-04:00The Squirrels and Hawks Part 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, the Grey Squirrels are at it again. It's like a moth to a flame. It is just baffling to me why they harass the Red-Shouldered Hawks so much. Is it just pure curiosity? Or some sort of smell? Or some sort defense mechanism like <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-mob-mentality.html" target="_blank">mobbing</a> that birds use? Whatever it is, it has made for some interesting photos. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finally, after being repeatedly harassed, the female Red-Shouldered Hawk flew off to another tree to get some peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> If you missed the first two parts, click <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-tale-of-squirrels-and-hawks.html" target="_blank">here</a> for part one and click <a href="http://bybirdblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-tale-of-squirrels-and-hawks-part-2.html" target="_blank">here</a> for part 2. Happy Birding!</span></div>
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