Backyard birds—what do you see?
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Anonymous
| We had a hawk perch on our fence for ten or so minutes last week. DH saw it out the kitchen window and we all came running to see it. |
Anonymous
My mistake. It was actually a yellow bellied flycatcher: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-bellied_Flycatcher/id |
Anonymous
| A bird of prey flying overhead just dropped a dead chipmunk next to us on the deck with a huge thud. It didn’t hit us, at least. |
Anonymous
They like to perch on streetlights to hunt in some places. |
Anonymous
| Cardinals, blue birds, robins mostly. |
Anonymous
| We had a barred owl in our oak tree last week. He woke us up he was so loud. We could hear another owl answering his call a few trees over. So neat. |
Anonymous
Update: likely a hawk. It dropped right next to our table we eat at. DH was standing about five feet away talking on the phone. |
Anonymous
| Pp again. I’m guessing a hawk, but didn’t see it. What else could have dropped a dead chipmunk from the sky at 2 pm? I live in Arlington. |
Anonymous
Do you have a cat with access to a drone? |
Anonymous
No cat. Is a crow strong enough to do this? A raven? Or would it have to be a bird of prey. |
Anonymous
This list is like watching my yard, and the small black bird is a catbird. Add on cedar waxwings (especially recently with the serviceberries in season), woodpeckers, mockingbirds, and (exactly once!) a big owl - maybe barred? |
Anonymous
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birds I see in my northern Virginia yard that backs to tall trees and a lake:
lots of Northern Cardinals doves blue birds blue jays tufted titmice crows cooper's hawk red tailed hawk goldfinch red winged blackbird house finches robins chickadees pileated woodpecker downy woodpecker On the lake: herons Canada geese mallards in the winter, usually a pair of bald eagles |
Anonymous
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