PICTURES BELOW:
The Green Tailed Towhee (Fall 2011) really kicked off my interest in birds and although Bill Fontenot had planted that seed many moons ago, the birder in me did not hatch until this rascal showed up on my land one crisp morning. I've been into photography for a while and was walking around taking morning landscape photos when I noticed a bird I did not recognize. I snapped a series of shots and went about my business. Later that night I downloaded the pics and looked in the ol bird book...and....well that's not supposed to be here...hmmm better ask Bill. Fourteen years later and I can't get enough time in the field looking for winged things. Here is the property list thus far. (207) species as of 10/4/2025
Swainson's Warbler September 5, 2025. Great photo by Brad Moon.
Bank Swallows mixed with Cliff and Barn, September 2, 2025 Bank Swallows mixed with Cliff and Barn, September 2, 2025
Cliff Swallows mixed with Bank and Barn, September 2, 2025
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| Greater Yellowlegs, April 9, 2019; 7:58 PM |
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| Common Gallinule, March 18th, 2019; 8:56 AM |
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| Lincolns Sparrow, December 20, 2018 ; 11:49AM |
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| Red-Breasted Nuthatch, October 12, 2018 (Located and Photographed by Rob Dobbs). |
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| Red-Breasted Nuthatch, October 12, 2018 (Located and Photographed by Rob Dobbs). |
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| Black Bellied Whistling Ducks 4-14-2018; 5:54 PM |
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| Ruby Throated Hummingbird 4-14-2018: 6:39 PM |
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| Red Eyed Vireo 4-15-2018: 8:45 AM |
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| Black and White Warbler 4-15-2018: 9:39 AM |
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| Black and White Warbler 4-15-2018: 9:39 AM |
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| Great Crested Flycatcher 4-15-2018: 10:08 AM |
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| Worm Eating Warbler 4-5-2018: 3:33 PM |
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| Worm Eating Warbler 4-5-2018: 3:33 PM |
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| Worm Eating Warbler 4-5-2018: 3:33 PM |
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| Green Herons 4-5-2018, 4:02 PM |
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| Northern Rough Winged Swallow, 3-31-2018 9:50 AM |
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| Vesper Sparrow, 12/24/2017 |
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| Vesper Sparrow, 12/24/2017 |
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| Wood Thrush, 3/17/2018 |
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| Wood Thrush, 3/17/2018 |
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| Bald Eagle, 2-18-2018 |
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| Barred Owl, 2-2-2018 |
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| Red Tailed Hawk, 2-16-2018 |
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| Juvenile White Ibis, 2-16-2018 |
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| White Throated Sparrow, 2-16-2018 |
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| Grey Catbird, 2-16-2018 |
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| Brown Thrasher, 2-16-2018 |
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| House Wren, 2-16-2018 |
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| Sedge Wren, 2-16-2018 |
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| Lesser Scaup, 2-16-2018 |
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| Green Heron, 2-16-2018 |
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| Northern Flicker, 2-16-2018 |
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| Barred Owl, 2-16-2018 |
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| Common Yellowthroat, 2-16-2018 |
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| Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, 2-16-2018 |
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| Palm Warbler, 11-11-2017, 10:31 AM. |
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| Hermit Thrush, 11-11-2017 11:01 AM. |
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| Hermit Thrush, 11-11-2017 11:01 AM. |
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| White Winged Dove, 11/11/2017 11:27 AM. This is only the second I have seen at the property, hopefully it remains scarce there. |
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| American Redstart, 9/16/2017, 8:09 AM |
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| Painted Bunting, 9/16/2017, 8:47 AM |
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| Blue Grosbeak, 9/16/2017, 8:39 AM |
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| Great Crested Flycatcher, 9/16/2017, 10:41 AM |
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| Great Crested Flycatcher, 9/16/2017, 10:41 AM |
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| Magnolia Warbler, 9/16/2017, 8:20 AM |
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| Inca Dove, 9/16/2017, 9:23 AM |
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| Inca Dove, 9/16/2017, 9:23 AM |
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| Northern Parula, 9/16/2017 11:14 AM |
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| Northern Parula, 9/16/2017 11:14 AM |
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| White-eyed Vireo, 9/16/2017 10:59 AM |
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| White-eyed Vireo, 9/16/2017 10:59 AM |
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| Wilson's Warbler, 9/16/2017 8:52 AM |
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| Wilson's Warbler, 9/16/2017 8:52 AM |
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| Alder Flycatcher, 9/4/2017; 8:00 AM |
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| Little Blue Heron, 9/4/2017; 9:09 AM |
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| Eastern Wood Pewee, 9/4/2017; 8:25 AM |
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| Alder Flycatcher, 9/6/2017; 9:54 AM |
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| Cliff Swallow, 9/4/2017; 9:22 AM |
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| Cliff Swallow, 9/4/2017; 9:22 AM |
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| Hooded Merganser, 11-12-2016 9:26 AM |
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| Hooded Merganser, 11-12-2016 9:26 AM |
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| Downy Woodpecker, 8-20-2016; 8:45 AM. |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove, 8-20-2016; 7:34 AM. |
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| Green Heron, 8-23-2016 : 7:07 PM |
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| Black-Bellied Whistling Duck , 8-23-2016; 7:16 PM |
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| Orchard Oriole, April 22, 2016 2:36 PM. |
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| Black and White Warbler, April 22, 2016 3:11 PM. |
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| Yellow Billed Cuckoo, April 22, 2016 4:13 PM. |
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| Painted Bunting, April 22, 2016 3:48 PM |
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| Painted Bunting, April 22, 2016 3:48 PM |
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| Yellow Warbler, April 22, 2016 3:37 PM |
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| Yellow Warbler, April 22, 2016 3:37 PM. |
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| Hairy Woodpecker, April 22, 2016 2:31 PM. |
Red-bellied Woodpecker, April 22, 2016.
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker, April 22, 2016. |
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| Solitary Sandpiper, April 22, 2016 1:52 PM |
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| American Crow nestlings (3), April 16, 2016 8:29 AM |
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| American Crow nestlings (3), April 16, 2016 8:29 AM |
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| Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, April 19,2016 7:08 PM. |
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| Eastern Towhee, April 19, 2016 6:08 PM. |
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| Pileated Woodpecker, March 28, 2016. Not a good pic at all but will have to do for now. |
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| Black Vulture, 2 Feb. 2016. It took me nearly six years to get this bird. Not that its uncommon at all, but there is an ever shrinking list of quite common birds that have still eluded me. This WAS one. BLVU....check. |
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| American Coot, 20 February 2016. |
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| February 13, 2016 Gadwall & Ring-Billed Duck in large pond. |
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| Banner year for Bobwhites on the place this year. Counted 23 in one spot. Prairie areas may have something to do with it? |
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| Close up ! The most curious Bobwhite ever. |
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| Black-Throated Green Warbler, 10/17/2015 7:29 AM |
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| Black-Throated Green Warbler, 10/17/2015 7:29 AM |
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| Black-Throated Green Warbler, 10/17/2015 7:29 AM |
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| Golden-Crowned Kinglet, 10/17/2015 7:05AM |
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| Golden-Crowned Kinglets, 10/17/2015 7:05AM |
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| Wilsons Snipe, October 11, 2015; 8:12 AM (have been seeing them for years but this was the first time I could get a pic) |
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| Wilsons Snipe, October 11, 2015; 8:12 AM |
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| Eastern Meadowlark, October 11, 2015: 8:16 AM. |
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| Great Horned Owl, October 6, 2015; 5:15PM. Flew over the property (or out of) and landed on nearby power lines). |
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| Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, September 13, 2015; 8:02 AM |
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| Wood Ducks, September 13, 2015; 7:44 AM |
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| Bell's Vireo, September 13, 2015; 8:51 AM (found in same area as Bell's found on 8-26-15) |
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| Blackburnian Warbler, September 13, 2015; 8:06 AM |
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| Blackburnian Warbler, September 13, 2015; 8:06 AM |
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| Wilson's Warbler, September 13, 2015; 6:09 AM |
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| Wilson's Warbler, September 13, 2015; 6:10 AM |
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| Hairy Woodpecker, August 27 2015, 8:59 AM. |
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| Bell's Vireo, August 26 2015; 12:34 PM |
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| Bell's Vireo, August 26 2015; 12:34 PM |
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| Bell's Vireo, August 26 2015; 1:45PM |
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| Upland Sandpiper, August 15, 2015; 6:01 AM (First heard then located by Eric Johnson). |
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| Upland Sandpiper, August 15, 2015; 6:01 AM (First heard then located by Eric Johnson). |
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| Bank Swallow, August 15, 2015; 6:57 AM (Spotted by Eric Johnson). |
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| Bank Swallow, August 15, 2015; 6:57 AM (Spotted by Eric Johnson). |
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| Alder Flycatcher, August 15, 2015; 7:33 AM (First located by call by Eric Johnson). |
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| Tufted-Titmouse, August 15, 2015; 7:56 AM (First located by call by Eric Johnson). |
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| Eastern Wood Peewee, August 15, 2015; 7:57 AM. Photographed by me but Identified by...you guessed it, Eric Johnson! |
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| Eastern Wood Peewee, August 15, 2015; 7:57 AM. |
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| Carolina Wren, August 15, 2015; 7:58 AM. Could not remember if I had a decent pic of one posted so putting this one on here. There were at least twenty sighted this morning. |
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| Red Shouldered Hawk, August 15, 2015; 8:53 AM. |
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| Yellow Warbler, August 11 2015; 4:14PM |
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| Little Blue Heron (Juvenile) August 11 2015:3:54 PM |
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| Prothonotary Warbler, 9 August 2015; 7:20 AM |
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| Prothonotary Warbler, 9 August 2015; 7:20 AM |
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| Prothonotary Warbler, 9 August 2015; 7:20 AM |
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| Least Flycatcher, August 11 2015; 3:29 PM |
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| Mississippi Kite, April 27, 2015; 3:43pm. |
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| Swainson's Thrush, April 27 2015; 3:00 pm. |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo, April 27 2015; 3:27 pm. |
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| Magnolia Warbler, April 27 2015; 3:25 pm. |
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| Palm Warbler, March 15 2015; 9:07 am. |
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| Northern Parula, March 15 2015, 10:11 am. |
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| Hooded Warbler, April 12 2015; 1:13 pm. |
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| Pectoral Sandpipers, March 15 2015; 9:20 am. |
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| Solitary Sandpiper, April 12 2015; 1:03 pm. |
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| Prothonotary Warbler, April 12 2015: 1:57 pm. |
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| Chuck Will's Widow, April 12 2015; 1:33 pm. |
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| Ring-necked Duck, April 12 2015: 1:17 pm. |
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| American Goldfinch, March 15 2015: 10:05 am. |
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| House Wren, October 26th 2014, 8:44 am. |
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| Carolina Chickadee, October 26th 2014. 8:53 am. |
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| Dickcisssel in prairie plot, October 26 7:48 am. |
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| "Specks" Greater White Fronted Geese, October 26th 2014, 7:50 am. |
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| Northern Bobwhite crossing from the Sugarcane field to the east into the property. October 26th 2014, 7:30 am. |
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| Philadelphia Vireo, October 26th 2014, 9:15 am. |
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| Philadelphia Vireo, October 26th 2014, 9:15 am. |
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| Philadelphia Vireo, October 26th 2014, 9:15 am. |
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| Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, October 12th 2014, 7:42 am. |
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| Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, October 12th 2014, 7:42 am. |
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| Magnolia Warbler (1st year), October 12th 2014, 8:30 am. |
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| Magnolia Warbler (1st year), October 12th 2014, 8:30 am |
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| Magnolia Warbler (1st year), October 12th 2014, 8:30 am |
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| American Redstart, October 12th 2014, 8:31 am. |
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| American Redstart, October 12th 2014, 8:31 am. |
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| Hooded Warbler, October 12th 2014, 8:59 am. |
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| Hooded Warbler, October 12th 2014, 9:00 am. |
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| Hooded Warbler, October 12th 2014, 9:02 am. |
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| Northern Parula, October 12th 2014, 7:33 am. |
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| Northern Parula, October 12th 2014, 7:33 am. |
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| Juvenile Neotropic Cormorant, October 12th 2014, 7:15 am. |
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| Belted Kingfisher, October 4th 2014 (hovering over new pond, seen perching on my hand made tallow perches in middle of pond). |
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| Chimney Swift, October 4th 2014 |
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk, October 4th 2014, 12:35 pm. |
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| Nashville Warbler; October 4th 2014, 8:59 am. |
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| Mourning Warbler; September 23, 2014 8:59 am. |
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| Pied-billed Grebe; September 23, 2014 8:17 am. |
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| Canada Warbler, September 4, 2014 6:26 am. |
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| Black Tern, September 21, 2014 6:21 am. |
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| Baltimore Oriole, August 31, 4:24 PM |
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Red-Eyed Vireo August 31, 3:31 PM
Upland Sandpipers, April 30, 2014 6:28 AM |
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| Yellow-breasted Chat April 30, 2014 6:54 am. |
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| Magnolia Warbler April 30, 2014 7:17 am. |
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| Magnolia Warbler April 30, 2014 7:18 am. |
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| April 30, 2014 Great-creasted Flycatcher 8:17 am. |
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| Rough-winged Swallow April 30, 2014 8:23 am. |
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| Western Kingbird April 30, 2014 8:31 am. |
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| Orchard Oriole April 30, 2014 11:19 am. |
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| Common Yellowthroat April 16, 2014 |
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| Eastern Kingbird April 26, 2014 12:16 PM. |
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| Downy Woodpecker April 26, 2014 7:54 AM. |
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| American Redstart April 26, 2014 1:35 PM |
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| Northern Waterthrush April 26, 2014 1:58 PM. |
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| Black and White Warbler April 26, 2014 1:29 PM |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler, March 10, 2013 11:49 AM |
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| Dicksiccel, September 28, 2013 6:35 AM |
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| Barn and Tree Swallows, October 15, 2013 7:13 AM |
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| Solitary Sandpiper, September 8, 2013 6:48 AM |
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| Black-crowned Night Heron, October 15, 2013 7:29 AM |
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| Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Herons, June 30, 2013 6:11 AM |
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| Osprey, January 26, 2013 12:59 PM |
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| Great Egret, June 30, 2013 7:15AM |
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| Coopers Hawk, February 19, 2013 3:41PM |
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| Blue Grosbeak, September 8, 2013 8:21AM |
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| Red-winged Blackbird, December 16, 2012 9:57 AM |
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| Savanna Sparrow, January 15, 2012 10:32 AM |
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| Merlin, October 15, 2013 6:37 AM. |
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, September 28, 2013 6:45 AM. |
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| Roseate Spoonbills (common at the property) October 27, 2013 6:57 AM. |
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| Anhinga (more frequent since I built perches in the center of the large pond) October 27, 2013 7:36 AM. |
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| Sedge Wren, stalked with Billy Finny October 27, 2013 7:54 AM. |
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| American Bitten October 27, 2013 8:14 AM. |
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| Carolina Wren, October 27, 2013 8:40 AM. |
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| Brown Thrasher October 27, 2013 9:30 AM. |
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| Killdeer, September 8,2013 8:05 AM. |
Northern Waterthrush Taken Sunday, 8 September 2013, 6:35 a.m.
As it turns out that year had an unprecedented amount of sitings of this bird usually rare to LA.
Pipilo chlorurus, Green Tailed Towhee Taken 10/24/2011 8:11AM
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Grus canadensis, Sandhill Cranes
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Thursday, December 29, 2011,12:21PM
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bald- Eagle Sunday, December 16, 2012 9:34AM
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Have seen three above the property in the last two years!
Elanus leucurus, White-tailed Kite Saturday, October 19, 2011 7:36AM
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Passerina cyanea, Indigo Bunting
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Friday, April 26, 2013 2:03 PM
Passerina ciris, Painted Bunting
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:18AM
Piranga rubra, Summer Tanager
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Friday, April 26, 2013 12:54PM
Piranga olivacea, Scarlet Tanager
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Friday, April 26, 2013 12:54PM
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| Grey Catbird November 11, 2011. |
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| Northern Flicker November 13, 2011. |
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| Song Sparrow November 13, 2011. |
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| Blue-grey Gnatcatcher January 15, 2012. |
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| Double-crested Cormorant December 16, 2012 9:21 AM. |
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| Common Yellowthroat, April 7, 2013 7:02 AM. |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet, March 3, 2013 8:57 AM |
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| Virginia Rail, April 27, 2013 7:39 AM. |
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| Turkey Vulture, March 10, 20133 11:26 AM |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak, April 27, 2013 7:46 AM |
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| Palm Warbler, January 12, 2013 1:48 PM |
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| Orange-crowned Warbler, March 3, 2013 9:43 AM |
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| Inca Dove, April 26, 2013 12:27 PM |
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| White Pelicans, March 6, 2013 10:28 AM |
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| White-eyed Vireo, March 6, 2013 10:52 AM. |
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| Eastern Phoebe, October 19, 2011 8:17 AM. |
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| Eastern Towhee, December 16, 2012 8:51 AM. |
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| Northern Harrier, December 16, 2012 8:18 AM. |
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| Red-tailed Hawk, December 15, 2011 12:33PM. |
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| Swamp Sparrows, November 1, 2011 8:24 AM. |
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| White Ibis, October 29, 2011 7:43 AM. |
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| White Ibis and Tri-colored Heron, October 29, 2011 7:50 AM. |
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| White-crowned Sparrow, November 1, 2011 8:44 AM. |
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| Wood Ducks, December 15, 2012 5:30 PM. |
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| Yellow Warbler, September 22, 2012 8:17 AM. |
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, November 13, 2011 7:43 AM. |
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| Northern Mockingbird, February 2, 2013 10:14 AM. |
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| Little Blue Heron, April 7, 2013 7:35 AM. |
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| Northern Cardinal, March 3, 2013 9:20 AM. |
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| Laughing Gull, March 10, 2013 2:05 AM. |
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| Purple Martin, March 6, 2013 10:07AM. |
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| Great Blue Heron, December 16, 2012 11:02 AM. |
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| Hermit Thrush, January 15, 2012 9:39 AM. |
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| House Wren, November 1, 2011 8:05 AM. |
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| Loggerhead Shrike, October 29, 2011 8:15 AM. |
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker, January 15, 2012 9:44 AM. |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 22, 2012 8:19AM. |
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| Tree Swallow, November 11, 2012 12:45PM. |
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White-throated Sparrow, November 14, 2012 12:05 PM.
American Pipit: January 18, 2014
Robin: January 18, 2014. |
Absolutely fascinating variety. Thanks for posting the product of your work. Enjoyed the New York Times article
ReplyDeleteGreat work getting all those photos!
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