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October 28, 2023
07:10 PM CDT
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December 27, 2023
12:06 PM EST
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December 27, 2023
05:00 PM UTC
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December 23, 2023
12:41 PM EST
Description
In a nest box at the cabin
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December 23, 2023
07:39 AM HST
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December 23, 2023
08:42 PM MSK
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December 23, 2023
12:05 PM EST
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December 22, 2023
12:00 PM -03
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December 20, 2023
05:11 PM PST
Description
fight between two American Coots, with a non-combatant onlooker that appears in photos 2-4. The fighting went on for about 20 minutes. The onlooker arrived shortly after the fight began and remained near the scene throughout.
What
Bushtit
(Psaltriparus minimus)
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December 16, 2023
10:57 PM MST
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November 22, 2023
06:40 PM CST
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October 28, 2023
05:25 PM PDT
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October 21, 2023
11:01 AM EDT
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October 11, 2023
08:40 PM PDT
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October 6, 2023
07:58 AM PDT
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October 4, 2023
06:04 AM UTC
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September 30, 2023
10:21 PM UTC
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September 30, 2023
06:52 AM UTC
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September 30, 2023
03:08 AM UTC
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September 30, 2023
02:25 AM UTC
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September 29, 2023
06:39 PM UTC
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September 29, 2023
01:24 AM UTC
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September 30, 2023
07:43 AM UTC
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September 30, 2023
07:44 AM UTC
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October 3, 2023
09:32 PM UTC
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October 4, 2023
12:18 AM UTC
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September 13, 2023
01:12 AM UTC
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August 13, 2023
05:58 PM PDT
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August 13, 2023
04:54 PM CDT
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August 10, 2023
11:17 AM EDT
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August 10, 2023
10:12 AM CDT
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August 10, 2023
10:59 AM EDT
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August 4, 2023
07:48 PM CDT
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July 31, 2023
05:28 PM PDT
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July 31, 2023
07:17 PM CDT
Description
Honestly do not know - but it looks similar to pictures of juvenile golden cheek. Also looks very much like a vireo but I don't know which.
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July 15, 2023
12:41 AM UTC
Description
I think? It's hard to believe there could be another species that could match it.
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June 14, 2023
02:08 PM EDT
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June 6, 2023
06:04 PM CDT
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May 13, 2023
07:40 PM UTC
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June 2, 2023
11:00 AM PDT
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June 2, 2023
11:10 AM PDT
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June 2, 2023
11:10 AM PDT
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June 2, 2023
11:10 AM PDT
Description
this observation is for the cowbirds
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May 23, 2023
06:23 PM MDT
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May 19, 2023
01:42 PM EDT
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April 27, 2023
10:51 PM PDT
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April 19, 2023
10:08 AM EDT
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April 17, 2023
09:44 AM PDT
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April 6, 2023
10:37 AM EDT
Description
The Merlin Sound ID AI says it heard a wood thrush near the end of this recording. Can an experienced birder check it? Sometimes I can hear internal forest birds like that in this area in the summertime.
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April 6, 2023
07:29 AM PDT
Description
Two sounds may be two different birds.
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April 3, 2023
11:12 AM CST
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April 2, 2023
07:54 PM CDT
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April 3, 2023
12:44 AM UTC
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April 3, 2023
12:12 AM UTC
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February 16, 2022
08:16 AM HST
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November 14, 2020
06:46 PM CST
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November 14, 2020
06:50 PM CST
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March 14, 2021
10:31 AM CDT
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March 14, 2021
10:31 AM CDT
Description
Teased out of a cattail stalk case.
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March 14, 2021
10:31 AM CDT
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July 24, 2016
03:42 PM CDT
Description
I can't seem to find this moth - the closest I have been able to get is the Zigzag Herpetogramma, but it doesn't look like they are regular in Texas. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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February 12, 2023
02:20 PM PST
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February 12, 2023
05:13 PM EST
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February 10, 2023
05:47 PM PST
Description
A Zebra Dove sheltering from the rain
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February 10, 2023
05:39 PM UTC
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February 9, 2023
06:32 PM UTC
What
Owls
(Order Strigiformes)
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February 9, 2023
06:20 PM UTC
Description
Owl pellet. What's with the worms?! Parasites? Predated worms? Did they come on the pellet afterwards?
Any ideas please comment!
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February 9, 2023
06:26 PM UTC
Description
Small fledgling my dog was trying to play with. Picked it up and set it back down out of reach.
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February 8, 2023
04:30 PM UTC
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February 7, 2023
05:49 AM PST
Description
moths aout in abundance tonight (many species documented) this was the only one seen on Witch Hazel. creek th, nandg
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February 6, 2023
03:02 PM PST
Description
Not sure how to tell difference between northern & gilded flicker
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February 6, 2023
04:46 PM CST
Description
Heartbreak
It is very possible this egret is the mate of the dead one and was trying to confirm that its partner is indeed dead. This would not be a food situation because great egrets swallow their meals whole and obviously any birds they would eat, would be much smaller. I ran this photo by some bird experts and they agree, this is probably the dead bird's mate. Heartbreak in the rookery.
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February 4, 2023
08:27 PM EST
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February 4, 2023
04:57 PM PST
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February 5, 2023
12:58 AM UTC
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February 4, 2023
02:55 PM HST
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February 5, 2023
12:44 AM UTC
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December 5, 2022
05:32 AM UTC
Description
Visiting Conoclinium coelestinum in a suburban native plant garden.
I'm only following the advice of the AI, I'm afraid. I appreciate any guidance.
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December 21, 2022
07:39 PM EST
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December 16, 2022
07:19 PM UTC
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December 16, 2022
06:25 AM PST
Description
Male. Link to female Costa's Hummingbird for comparison: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144261929
Link to observation of dozens of Costa's peacefully sharing hummingbird feeders: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144476737
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) Male has purple head and long extended dark purple gorget that looks often looks black. Female has a pale postocular stripe that connects to side of neck. This distinguishes it from female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) that looks very similar. "Black-chinned leave the (desert) area in September and return in April, while Costa's are present year round." D. Rankin. Costa's avoid the hot summer by migrating to coastal California and Baja California.
Conservation Status: Vulnerable in California. A desert adapted hummingbird. Common but numbers have declined where desert is cleared for development. In some places it has adapted to nesting in suburbs. Natural desert habitat: washes, stream sides, sage scrub, mostly in dry and open places having a good variety of plant life.
Diet is mostly nectar and insects. Takes nectar from flowers, and will feed on tiny insects as well. Looks for nectar on desert native plants such as agave, chuparosa, desert honeysuckle, and fairy-dusterill and also feed on sugar-water mixtures in hummingbird feeders. 4:1 (or even 3:1) is a good ratio of water to sugar. Change the solution at least weekly before it gets cloudy or moldly and Never add red dye!
The thin, high-pitched whistle of the male Costa's is often heard over desert washes in early spring. Sound recordings below.
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017, pp. 96-97.
Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/costas-hummingbird
Bird Songs and Sounds I.D. worldwide https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=Calypte%20costae
Found Feathers: https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php
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December 15, 2022
12:02 PM MST
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December 14, 2022
03:36 AM CET
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December 8, 2022
12:31 PM UTC
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December 9, 2022
02:33 PM PST
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December 9, 2022
10:20 PM UTC
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December 8, 2022
10:56 AM CST
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December 6, 2022
05:13 PM PST
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December 6, 2022
05:13 PM PST
Description
Very rare vagrant. Found by Chris Hayward.
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December 6, 2022
08:18 PM UTC
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December 4, 2022
05:26 PM PST
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December 4, 2022
05:06 PM PST
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December 4, 2022
08:16 PM EST
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September 13, 2020
03:03 PM EDT
Description
Attracted to a UV light. / Attiré par une lampe ultraviolette.
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November 26, 2022
03:39 PM CST
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November 23, 2022
10:14 PM UTC
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November 12, 2022
06:48 PM UTC
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November 19, 2022
02:03 PM UTC
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November 19, 2022
02:06 PM UTC
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November 17, 2022
10:26 AM PST