My 6 year old says he saw a kiwibird, but we live in Oregon, USA. I'm trying to find similarly shaped birds to show him so we can figure out what it was but although we loved the woodcock dance videos (thanks Mom!) they don't live on this coast. Any other ideas?
Boosts great if you've got birder friends who might have good ideas!
@Puck I think it's more that they're being jerks and trying to scare off competition from the snacks I've laid out? Though sometimes they just seem really proud of their calls.
I'm completely fascinated by the activity surrounding the bird feeder, which has been out for a month, tops. They all fled when the lawn mower came through and for about an hour afterwards. No birds in sight, then Mr Cardinal stands on top of the patio umbrella and sings in each direction. Not only does his lady show up, but all the fox sparrows and chickadees. He gave the all clear for all the birds #birding#backYardBirds
I hear it is #Wrensday, so here are some house wrens from last Friday! They were singing up a storm all along the margins of the controlled burn area and lazy braided creek we were visiting in #CentralOR.
Today I have seen a pair of downy woodpeckers, and the female working on her nest hole one tree over from a red-naped sapsucker DIY gent!
Well, maybe not a gent despite his landlordly behavior toward nuthatches. Would a gentleman have to do with his mate where I could see?! 😱 :sapsucker: :sapsucker:
Sehr kurzfristig eingesprungen für die Kartierung der Roten Liste Kölns, weil einer der Kartierer verletzt ist.
Gestern Abend kamen Gebietskarten und Methodik ("Häufige mit Strichliste, den Rest revierscharf. Artenliste kommt!!1!!!11!1!!")
Heute dann um halb 4 aufgestanden, um bei Sonnenaufgang im Königsforst zu sein. Drei Gebiete gerockt und am höchsten Punkt Kölns vorbei geschaut (Gipfelbuch grad nicht da 🥲)
Down at the Deschutes River today in Central Oregon, I saw no Canada geese until this big placid bend in the river, where we saw about 7, all adults.
Then as we’re standing there hoping the resident trumpeter swan will come back out from the trees on the opposite bank, this couple of adult geese swim out of nowhere with EVERY BABY GOOSE.
I swear somehow all the other geese must have landed this one couple with babysitting because they can’t possibly have TWENTY-TWO GOSLINGS!