Tag: Bird o’ day
White Breasted Nuthatch (bird a day)
White Breasted Nuthatch
Originally uploaded by iceberg_ca
White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) was an adorable bird we came across in our search for Anna’s hummingbird. In the photograph we looked at it was upside down. So cute!
The White-breasted nuthatch eats insects out of tree trunks and branches, as well as seeds, acorns and hickory nuts. They live [...]
Posted: November 13th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Sitta carolinensis, Sitta carolinensis aculeata, White Breasted Nuthatch.
Tags: A Bird A Day, acorns, Anna's Hummingbird, bird, bird a day, Bird o' day, bird of the day, daily bird, day bird, insects, seeds, Sitta carolinensis, Sitta carolinensis aculeata, White Breasted Nuthatch
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Mexican Chickadee (bird a day)
Poecile sclateri.
Originally uploaded by Pablo Lèautaud.
I found the Mexican Chickadee (Poecile sclateri) in my National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America. I was looking for a hummingbird we wanted to identify. We feed some crows everyday and when we put out the peanuts for them the other day we noticed a hummingbird [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Arizona, Birds, Mexican Chickadee, Mexico, New Mexico, Poecile sclateri, birdie, birdy, songbird.
Tags: A Bird A Day, Arizona, bird a day, Bird o' day, bird of the day, daily bird, day bird, Mexican Chickadee, Mexico, National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America, New Mexico, Poecile sclateri, songbird, tit
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The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (bird a day)
Grosbeak the Rose-Breasted type
Originally uploaded by ut.law97
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) is the bird of the day! =) I read about him in the book, A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders And Their Quest To See It All by Luke Dempsey.
It prefers to live in “open deciduous woods” and can be found in Canada [...]
Posted: November 10th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Pheucticus ludovicianus, Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Tags: bird a day, bird daily, Bird o' day, bird of the day, daily bird, day bird, grosbeaks, Pheucticus ludovicianus, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rosebreasted grosbeak, The Bird of the Day
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Red-Shouldered Hawk (Bird A Day)
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Originally uploaded by Nikographer [Jon] [away]
The bird for today is the Red-Shouldered Hawk, also known as Buteo lineatus. It lives in the forest, particularly near water.
According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology it is likely the most vocal hawk. You can hear it here. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-shouldered_Hawk_dtl.html#sound
An interesting fact or two by Cornell Lab of [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Buteo Lineatus, Red-Shouldered Hawk.
Tags: A Bird A Day, bird a day, bird daily, Bird o' day, bird of the day, Buteo Lineatus, daily bird, Red Shoulder hawk, Red-Shouldered Hawk
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Common Grackle (bird a day)
Common Grackle
Originally uploaded by Ken Blackwell
The Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, is today’s bird of the day. Hurray. Aren’t they pretty little birds?
I found the following on Wikipedia about this bird:
The breeding habitat is open and semi-open areas across North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The nest is a well-concealed cup in dense trees (particularly [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula.
Tags: A Bird A Day, bird a day, Bird o' day, Common Grackle, daily bird, day bird, Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
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Bald Eagle (bird a day)
Bald Eagle – Alaska
Originally uploaded by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton
A bird of prey.
The National Bird of the United States of America.
I chose the bald eagle for today’s bird of the day because it is the 2008 election day. We MUST move forward from the past eight years and today will be the start of [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Bald Eagle, Bird of Prey, Birds, Birds of Prey, Eagle, Raptor, United States, birdie, birdy, omnivorous, opportunistic.
Tags: A Bird A Day, Alaska, Bald Eagle, Bird o' day, Bird of Prey, bird of the day, daily bird, day bird, election 2008, fish, National Bird, opportunistic bird, predatory bird, U.S. National Bird, United States, United States National Bird, vote, voting
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