Yes, House Sparrows and Eurasian Tree Sparrows too. The latter is somewhat innocuous.So can I just shoot these pain in the ass Starlings?
Yes, House Sparrows and Eurasian Tree Sparrows too. The latter is somewhat innocuous.So can I just shoot these pain in the ass Starlings?
I would be happy to ID the birds if you have a photo. In the early 80s, I helped collect thousands of tower kill specimens from the Alleman 2,000-foot TV towers. All salvageable, useful skins are mostly still in the Iowa State collection.Ugh. I love birds, but I saw two dead ones on the sidewalk walking in Downtown DSM today. Part of me is super sad for the loss of the birds, but I am also glad that we are in an area that has birds in it. Wish the birds could fly through without running into obstacles.
No photos, but one of them had a yellow breast, and the other one was blue and grey.I would be happy to ID the birds if you have a photo. In the early 80s, I helped collect thousands of tower kill specimens from the Alleman 2,000-foot TV towers. All salvageable, useful skins are mostly still in the Iowa State collection.
Warbler migration, specifically in the Twin Cities area and south, has been brutal this year
Yeah, I've only logged 8 warbler species in my yard this year. Last year was well in the teens.Warbler migration, specifically in the Twin Cities area and south, has been brutal this year
Ha. You got the two mixed up. It was swainsons in Edina and worm eating at bass ponds. I saw both as well. By the way. My name is Brad Abendroth and you may have seen my eBird reports through the yearsI haven't seen a darn thing. Got spoiled a couple of springs ago when I stumbled into a warbler frenzy at Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield. And last year got to see and photograph a Swainson's Warbler at Bass Ponds and a Worm-eating Warbler in Edina. This year I have only a single pic of Palm Warbler.
And compounded by an impinged C-6 nerve that is making it painful to look up more than 15 degrees. Palm Warbler pic was one on the ground!
Ha. You got the two mixed up. It was swainsons in Edina and worm eating at bass ponds. I saw both as well. By the way. My name is Brad Abendroth and you may have seen my eBird reports through the years
I've seen you on eBird! I saw your recent checklist just today. Greetings fellow bird nerd.Ha. You got the two mixed up. It was swainsons in Edina and worm eating at bass ponds. I saw both as well. By the way. My name is Brad Abendroth and you may have seen my eBird reports through the years
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Anyone that enjoys birds, I highly recommend getting the Merlin App on your phone....it's free and It's the real deal and is supported by Cornell University aka Cornell Lab. It's awesome.
They have options on identifying birds and 1 option is by sound. Select it and it identifies birds in range. In just over 2 minutes of recording, mine picked up 12 types of birds.
You you'll be an ornithologist before you know it...lol. it's great to take camping too. New areas, New birds.
Worm-eating Warblers nest in SE Iowa regularly. A Swainson's was in Ames in '21 with one near Maffitt Res., Des Moines in the first week of this May. It is a pretty special bird.Saw a cardinal nest at Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield that already had little ones in it. At eye level but so effectively screened by branches and leaves that there isn't much observation or photo op. Still fun to see.
Fantastic recommendation. Thanks!SIAP
Anyone that enjoys birds, I highly recommend getting the Merlin App on your phone....it's free and It's the real deal and is supported by Cornell University aka Cornell Lab. It's awesome.
They have options on identifying birds and 1 option is by sound. Select it and it identifies birds in range. In just over 2 minutes of recording, mine picked up 12 types of birds.
You you'll be an ornithologist before you know it...lol. it's great to take camping too. New areas, New birds.