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A few at bird feeder.

Nesting pair. Owlets fledged early to mid Oct.

Well-documented, continuing rarity

Piebald?

Found while fishing

Continuing bird found and hosted by Beth Tiller. 5th state record

Kentucky Warbler

On Ambrosia at edge of deciduous woodland.

At blacklight after dark in young mesic prairie restoration.

Found on the second story balcony of the Meat Sciences building

house sparrow with brown mutation (lack of melanin, while phaeomelanin remains unaffected)

we counted 2542 broadwings this day, for a new October broadwing record at hawk ridge

Melanistic individual poor photos of a strikingly beautiful bird

Leucistic individual seen repeatedly in early June.

Not sure what kind of hawk any help is great

Recently emerged

!!!!!!

Very surprised to see this wandering through the area. Must be an escapee either from a backyard or a pheasant farm somewhere.

Not 100% sure on this ID, it has been showing up late in each evening to hunt when it’s very hard to take quality photos.
Lol, I’ll keep trying. In person the features seem to be a short-eared Owl.

There were two Ovenbirds on the ridge and they were quite distraught about us passing through their little patch of forest. They obviously had a nest nearby and were happy to see us move on.

I heard him around last year, but I don't remember catching sight of him.

Private Cranberry Bog

Juvenile following soon behind adult. Uncertain if parental

Fotografías de @claudia.s.h

Woods near a riverside

Feeder is 11” so estimate bird size at 12.5” fuzzy detail but the tail is really clear so that helps id

Part of a large flock that visits regularly