What Bird Did You See Today?

[Kaleidopete]

Today's Wawayanda Catbird, I think that's its name

 

[pooriggy]

This flew into the glass door where my wife does security at a High School. It appeared dead or dying. She picked it up and held it for 20 minutes protecting from the hordes of students and any predators. It eventually started moving and within 1/2 hour she released and it flew away. Sorta same thing she did with me and my injury. No intentions of flying away though. We're a couple of lucky birds....

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Pretty bird.
That's a Magnolia Warbler. Your wife has a healing touch.

 

[rick81721]

A pair of goldfinches was all she wrote on today's ride

 

[pooriggy]

I was at Warinanco Park in Roselle yesterday banging out intervals on the road bike before the rain. I spotted a Kingbird in the park. Interesting to observe, it catches insects in flight, which I find somewhat entertaining.

 

[pooriggy]

Back at Warinanco yesterday for road training. In between sets I scoped an Egret on the ponds edge. Despite only being a few miles from Bayway, this park is a little oasis.

Photo I snapped as he was flying away.


Stock photo of Great Egret.

 

[Kaleidopete]

I think this might be Mrs. Kingbird

 

[RobW]

i had a pair of blue jays building a nest in the tree in my back yard. they both kept dropping a plastic zip tie that had a 2" loop engaged. i think they finally got it to work for them because every morning it was at the base of the tree, its gone now but it was pretty fun to watch them drop down to pick it up and fly back up multiple times in the morning.

 

[rick81721]

What I shoulda/coulda/woulda saw... but didn't

Did see a coal black squirrel tho

 

[The Kalmyk]

What I shoulda/coulda/woulda saw... but didn't

Did see a coal black squirrel tho

As far back as I can remember they are fairly common in Princeton Township


Birds- red headed wood peckers all around my house. It’s very clear when they start banging on ge white oak in my yard. Different sound.

I don’t let that go on for too long. Love that white oak!

 

[pooriggy]

At work today.

 

[The Kalmyk]

At work today.
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What is it?

 

[Mountain Bike Mike]

For you Iggy

 

[pooriggy]

What is it?

Tree swallow.
Another insect catching bird. They can be seen chasing insects like a cat chases mice.
@Mountain Bike Mike. Ain't no one pressing play for shit.

 

[rick81721]

Just another flicker today that I chased down the towpath 50 yds or so

 

[Rusty]

in an attempt to redeem myself for prior thread misgivings, I went out and found my own damn bird. Mercer County Park.

 

[StayHydrated]

I'm bad at birbs. I use this: http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Cornell Lab or Ornithology did a pretty great job with this app; I like it a lot. 5 stars.

 

[moose35]

I saw a turkey at Allaire one time. It was awesome.

 

[Kaleidopete]

I saw him at the campground today, I think he came up North here to Wawayanda! Not too friendly though.

 

[jmanic]

Saw a couple of great blue herons on today's ride, no pic, they shy.

I did grab a shot of this pair of albino Canadian geese. Very rare.


And not birds, but seeing a ton of deer puppies. Saw 5 in 3 hours of riding. That's like 1.7/Deer per hour.


Yesterday's commute:


Today:

 

[The Kalmyk]

Saw a couple of great blue herons on today's ride, no pic, they shy.

I did grab a shot of this pair of albino Canadian geese. Very rare.
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And not birds, but seeing a ton of deer puppies. Saw 5 in 3 hours of riding. That's like 1.7/Deer per hour.


Yesterday's commute:
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Today:
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We are killing the mother deer to control population. It’s a conspiracy man.