Post by: Kain on April 22, 2011, 04:04:44 PM
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 22, 2011, 04:21:37 PM
Post by: Wazukie on April 22, 2011, 04:28:35 PM
Post by: bearpaw on April 22, 2011, 04:32:27 PM
Post by: Kain on April 22, 2011, 04:42:34 PM
I believe a yellow-rumped warbler.
Could be a Audubon's Warbler
Thanks guys you are both right.
http://www.americanbirdguide.com/audubonswarbler.shtml (http://www.americanbirdguide.com/audubonswarbler.shtml)
Post by: Kain on April 22, 2011, 04:45:44 PM
I'm no birder and just guessing, is it a goldfinch?
Not a goldfinch but I have seen a few of those lately also. I have not had a chance to take a pic of any yet though.
FYI the goldfinch is the WA state bird.
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Post by: Wazukie on April 22, 2011, 05:42:41 PM
Post by: boneaddict on April 23, 2011, 04:53:23 PM
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on April 23, 2011, 09:25:46 PM
Post by: Kain on April 24, 2011, 10:03:48 AM
That's the male Audubon's, great job. If you keep killing the House Sparrows, you'll see more variety every year. The House Sparrows are parasitic, they kick other birds young out of their nest's and lay their own egg's in the nest, nasty buggar's.
Yep I just learned about house sparrows last year. I knew you could kill them but never knew about them being an invasive species that kills and drives away native birds. Since then it been war at my house. :chuckle: Saw a really cool Red headed bird yesterday but didnt have my camera. About the size of a sparrow but with a bright red head and neck.
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on April 24, 2011, 01:48:39 PM
Post by: dscubame on April 24, 2011, 01:57:18 PM
Post by: Kain on April 24, 2011, 02:30:53 PM
What color was the body? Gray could be house finch, black possibly red breasted sap sucker and yellow, western tanager. Not too many red-headed birds beyond that, the pine grosbeak and purple finch are pretty much all red, as well as the red crossbill.
Grey. Was definitely more finch like than woodpecker.
Post by: Smokepole on April 24, 2011, 05:12:58 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 25, 2011, 08:02:18 AM
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on April 25, 2011, 10:37:49 AM
We don't kill any starlings or house sparrows. We've got a big backyard with lots of different birds. I suppose, most birds were invasive at one time. There's really not much you can do about birds flying into your area.
By invasive, he means that they are introduced, non-native species. house sparrows and starlings can throw the natural ecosystem out of balance by predating on other less aggressive native species, they will actually take entire area's over in competition, which is why they are two of the very few species you can remove at any time. North America went for (0) house sparrows in 1850, to 150 million today. The only species shown to have been able to compete with them is the house finch.
Post by: Kain on April 29, 2011, 12:40:51 PM
Got a picture of the house finch.
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Post by: boneaddict on May 01, 2011, 08:35:12 PM
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