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Tue Dec 13, 2011, 05:26 PM

NRaleighLiberal (28,621 posts)

26. you can't say that their voice is nearly as nice is their appearance, that's for sure!

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77 replies	Author	Time	Post
What's the most unexpected/surprising bird you've had show up at your feeders? [View all]	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	OP
i can't identify two of them	barbtries	Dec 2011	#1
Red headed one (are you in the south?) could have been Pyrrhuloxia? First one - a meadowlark?	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#3
i'm in N Raleigh, NC	barbtries	Dec 2011	#6
Hello Raleigh! I just did a google search - birds with red heads, images...	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#7
woodpecker?	elehhhhna	Dec 2011	#32
no, i can identify the woodpeckers.	barbtries	Dec 2011	#33
Larry	Vinnie From Indy	Dec 2011	#2
For a couple of weeks in the summer	libodem	Dec 2011	#4
Orioles in the hummingbird feeder.	PinkTiger	Dec 2011	#5
I occassionally get Orioles in Pennsylvania. They love oranges so put out slices to attract them	appleannie1	Dec 2011	#19
Not at the feeders, but in the yard.	dmr	Dec 2011	#8
well, I think that the Bald Eagle easily trumped my snow bunting!	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#10
We often get hawks	cyberswede	Dec 2011	#17
fab pics! --nt	CrispyQ	Dec 2011	#58
A Pine Siskin - they are "irregular" visitors here northeast of Pgh. PA	livetohike	Dec 2011	#9
We get Pine Siskins pretty regularly here in the winter. Best winter sight for me..Evening Grosbeaks	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#11
Treefulls! That would be so cool....I've heard that the Crossbills travel that way too, in	livetohike	Dec 2011	#12
fingers crossed for you (bills too...). I've never seen Crossbills or Redpolls.	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#13
We get an occasional hawk, who I discourage by letting the dog out.	CrispyQ	Dec 2011	#14
we have woods behind our house - some winter days dozens of robins sit on the ground	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#15
You should get the video going. That would be fun to watch.	dmr	Dec 2011	#20
Yes! I'd like to see it. --nt	CrispyQ	Dec 2011	#59
Indigo Bunting	cyberswede	Dec 2011	#16
My grandmother said Indigo Buntings were very common when she was a little girl.	Chipper Chat	Dec 2011	#51
A single predominantly white Stellar's Blue Jay. Yep, that bird is mostly white with a bit of dusty	Citizen Worker	Dec 2011	#18
Not at the feeder, but in a nearby park -- 3 yellow-bellied sapsuckers!	Nay	Dec 2011	#21
We have hummingbird feeders	Irishonly	Dec 2011	#22
This is my backyard	Magleetis	Dec 2011	#23
One of our favorite parts of our annual two weeks at Ocracoke on the NC Outer Banks	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#24
I didn't even mention the wading birds	Magleetis	Dec 2011	#25
you can't say that their voice is nearly as nice is their appearance, that's for sure!	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#26
And no leaves to rake! Cool.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#30
I wish	Magleetis	Dec 2011	#37
Monk Parakeets	marsh hawk	Dec 2011	#27
They live in Washington Park in Chicago, too. They're an amazing sight to see in the city.	kas125	Dec 2011	#50
Rufous Sided Towhee. It fed on the droppings from the feeder.	alfredo	Dec 2011	#28
We are lucky that Towhees are common here - at least 1-2 pairs in the yard	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#41
We used to have some Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, but not for years	alfredo	Dec 2011	#56
My wife saw one ONCE - in our 18 years. Wishing they would show up! Orioles are similarly rare.	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#57
We've had Orioles, but not many. Brown Thrashers, Slate Colored Juncos, and Fox Sparrows have	alfredo	Dec 2011	#64
You can attract orioles with a hummingbird feeder..	fadedrose	Mar 2012	#75
When you think of orioles, think of grape jelly nt	fadedrose	Mar 2012	#77
The grosbeaks like suet and grape jelly, besides seeds.....nt	fadedrose	Mar 2012	#76
Well, not at the feeders, but around the yard:	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#29
Guinea fowl	GoCubsGo	Dec 2011	#31
We had a	dog_lovin_dem	Dec 2011	#34
I live in Tucson.	ChazInAz	Dec 2011	#35
Big Bird. nt	Javaman	Dec 2011	#36
Hope it didn't leave any droppings....	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#40
a budgie	Skittles	Dec 2011	#38
Probably not for long! when I was young the family budgie escaped....never to be seen again!	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#39
yup	Skittles	Dec 2011	#42
Not at the feeder, in the bird bath - a pileated woodpecker	csziggy	Dec 2011	#43
Love them....shot this video during a lake kayak this summer....	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#44
Oh, that's nice	csziggy	Dec 2011	#45
that is a superb pic!	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#48
Thanks! I really like this one	csziggy	Dec 2011	#49
Outstanding!	CrispyQ	Dec 2011	#60
I used my canon Power Shot with the 35X zoom - a superb point and shoot (the SX30 IS)	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#62
the hawk that snatched one of the smaller birds eating the seeds on the ground below the feeder. nt	bertman	Dec 2011	#46
we've had that happen...yikes! they are so quick...and so quiet in their approach	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#47
At least a thousand black birds	FlaGranny	Dec 2011	#52
We have a very occasional Grackle Attack...and even a rare but real Crow attack.	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#53
The ones in my yard were	FlaGranny	Dec 2011	#66
Not a bird	nykym	Dec 2011	#54
No pics???	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#55
I once had a pileated-, ruby-, and red headed- wookpecker waiting by my suet feeder	FSogol	Dec 2011	#61
Had a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers at Thanksgiving. Since, Cedar Waxwings have visited	sybylla	Dec 2011	#63
You can tell the cedar waxwing by its flight characteristics. They loop in and out of their tree.	alfredo	Dec 2011	#65
I never get good stuff for the feeders	XemaSab	Dec 2011	#67
A flicker is a regular visitor, and I never expected one to come to the feeder.	Curmudgeoness	Dec 2011	#68
light morph red tailed hawks	marsh hawk	Dec 2011	#69
Welcome to DU!	XemaSab	Dec 2011	#70
The Cooper's Hawk that hung around for years picking off mourning doves.	kestrel91316	Jan 2012	#71
Juncos eating from the feeder instead of the ground.	MH1	Jan 2012	#72
I had about two dozen Robins come through	Baitball Blogger	Mar 2012	#73
A pigeon	fadedrose	Mar 2012	#74

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