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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:17pm PT
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Oh you devil! The torture... more digging... :)
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John Moosie
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:18pm PT
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dang crimpie, you are too fast. I had the grouse but you beat me too it.
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quartziteflight
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2007 - 02:20pm PT
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hee hee! It's a male in breeding plumage
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:21pm PT
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Oh man! Paid to do it... you are a fortunate one. So it's a grosbeak of some sort? His beak looks more slender it the photo.
My bird id skills are so rusty. I need to get out more. The group I used to go with dissolved. Bummer.
Am I correct on the others?
Did you see this great photo I posted recently. Common, but still to see the new recently fledged babies was so cool!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:34pm PT
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ack... begging for small hint... gack...
:)
Quartzite - you ought set up a birds + climbing weekend a la sushifest style. There are so many bird enthusiasts here on the taco. That'd be most excellent fun.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:35pm PT
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Hee hee!
Wes, as usual your photos are great. The first is a baby Starling isn't it? Like how you caught him in the midst of a good scratch.
The American Goldfinch looks to be inspecting his feet. Checking out his callouses no doubt. haha.
Pretty birds.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:37pm PT
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Here Malachi is giving the eye...
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John Moosie
climber
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Jun 11, 2007 - 02:53pm PT
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Baby Owls= great horned ?
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Wes Allen
Boulder climber
KY
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Jun 11, 2007 - 08:00pm PT
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CG, not sure - we have a nice variety of birds, and I have been lazy about trying to figure them all out. The sorta red headed one - is it a house finch?
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Hell on earth wondering what I did to deserve it
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Jun 11, 2007 - 08:28pm PT
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Yup Wes, the red one is a House Finch. The yellows are American Goldfinch, and the first one - the one scratching appears to be young European Starling. All lovely birds (of course, I think all birds are lovely).
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flash5twelve
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Jun 11, 2007 - 09:03pm PT
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The first pic is a lark bunting.
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Ouch!
climber
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Jun 11, 2007 - 09:24pm PT
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Floyd Hayes
Trad climber
Hidden Valley Lake, CA
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Jun 11, 2007 - 11:11pm PT
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Piece of cake for someone who does a lot of birding. Here they are: (1) male Lark Bunting; (2) male Gadwall (left) with two male and one female Cinnamon Teal; (3) male Bullock's Oriole; (4) male Sage Grouse; (5) juvenile Great Horned Owls; (6) juvenile Cedar Waxwings; (7) Black Phoebe; (8) male American Goldfinch; (9) male House Finch; (10) male American Goldfinches; (11) Blue-and-yellow Macaw; (12) Long-eared Owl; (13) two nerds with a Great Horned Owl; (14) dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk; (15) Great Blue Heron; (16) Marbled Godwit; (17) Brant (foreground) and Marbled Godwits; (18) Western Grebes.
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john hansen
climber
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Jun 11, 2007 - 11:26pm PT
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Very good Floyd but I tricked you on # 14... Its an Hawaiin Hawk, also known as an I'o. Sub spiecies of a Sharp shinned hawk.
You know your birds thou..
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John Moosie
climber
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Jun 11, 2007 - 11:37pm PT
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I am fairly certain #4 is not a sage grouse but a sharp-tailed grouse as evidenced by the yellow comb over the eye.
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
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Jun 12, 2007 - 12:17am PT
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Floyd - wow!
I don't think 7 is a Black Phoebe. The photo was taken in Kentucky and Black Phoebe are not out here - only Eastern Phoebes. Plus, the tail is too short.
Could be wrong, but I think it's a juve European Starling.
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quartziteflight
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2007 - 09:08am PT
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lark bunting it is.
flyod. definitely a sharpie
Crimpie,
A supertaco birding expo could happen...:-)
I have some more pics I'll post later
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