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Bird Watchers
#337749 02/10/11 03:58 AM
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What is your favorite bird?

Mine are Downy Woodpeckers.


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Lampshade #337751 02/10/11 04:06 AM
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Warblers are beautiful little birds, and hummingbirds, and nuthatches. Did we have to choose just one!


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Adrian #337753 02/10/11 04:21 AM
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I love bluebirds too.


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Lampshade #337755 02/10/11 04:30 AM
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Kingfishers!


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Adrian #337760 02/10/11 04:56 AM
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Call me boring, but mine is the American Robin. They are such a pleasant bird and actually entertaining to watch. They are so common though, not too many people pay attention to them.


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sonicfox #337764 02/10/11 05:12 AM
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Robins are the little gentlemen of birds.

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pmbuko #337774 02/10/11 12:09 PM
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I like to watch Cardinals.

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CatBrat #337776 02/10/11 12:30 PM
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I like Warblers - one of my favorites is the Common Yellowthroat. The males have that black mask that contrasts with the bright yellow. I just think they are cool looking.


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Argon #337778 02/10/11 12:41 PM
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I like Red-Tailed Hawks. We have a stretch of road about a quarter-mile from my house that I can always spot one or two. I have also seen the occasional owl but usually I am in the car and it is near dark so I can't tell the particular species. I go to the beach several times a year and like to watch the roseate spoonbills and scarlet ibis(es?).

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davidsch #337780 02/10/11 01:05 PM
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Cool thread. I enjoy birdwatching at Medic8r Manor, and the wife and I just put out the first feed of the year, welcoming back our bluebirds. They usually come back around Valentine's Day but are a little early this year.

When I was in Georgia last year, we had a great horned owl patrol our backyard. It was cool to look for him each evening.

Our most common birds here in Virginia (at least the ones I most often notice, as I suspect there are lots of house finches and sparrows around also) are the bluebirds, goldfinches, nuthatches, and chickadees. We have a number of thistle/niger feeders and often get sights like this pic that I pulled off the web:



We also enjoy feeding the ruby-throated hummingbirds and the various woodpeckers we get. I agree that the downy is a cool little bird. I enjoy how they hop around on the tree. We also get their slightly bigger cousins, the hairy woodpecker.

But to actually answer your question, the bird I enjoy seeing - and hearing - the most is the pileated woodpecker. Whenever I hear one's call, I always look out the window to see if I can spot him.


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