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Birders

Wellstone ruled

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13. When we lived in Minny

Reply to question everything (Reply #12)

Thu Sep 24, 2020, 04:54 PM

Sep 2020

the Cardinals and Grosbeaks were a common visitor at the feeders. Cardinals ate the smaller seeds where as if you put peanuts or Soybeans in the feeder,they will put on a real show when trying to crack them open.

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What is this bird? [View all] question everything Sep 2020 OP

American Tree Sparrow, I think. n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #1

What is the airspeed of an unladen American Tree Sparrow? ret5hd Sep 2020 #7

Aren't you referring to a European or African swallow? n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #8

Maybe a female or juvenile grosbeak? Either black-headed or rose-breasted? BusyBeingBest Sep 2020 #2

I think that's a good call. Boy we haven't seen them for years around here soothsayer Sep 2020 #3

I get the black-headed grosbeaks at the feeders during spring migration, have not seen any BusyBeingBest Sep 2020 #4

Arlington, VA. We had them seasonally as a kid. Boy they're pretty. soothsayer Sep 2020 #5

Juvenile Grossbeak from what the photo shows. Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #6

Thanks. The guide shows northern Minnesota as year around question everything Sep 2020 #12

When we lived in Minny Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #13

Thanks. It is not supposed to be in our area, according to the guide question everything Sep 2020 #11

Suddenly Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #9

Depends. If from your computer, are you using posimages.org? question everything Sep 2020 #10

Everything is fine on my computer Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #15

Some "best-guesses" from a Cornell Lab search.. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2020 #14

Thanks. This has been the consensus here - Grosbeek question everything Sep 2020 #16