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curlybird, this is just a note for your cedar waxwings.  they are very small and the difinitive features are not obvious unless you are looking at them through bino's.  i'd say at even 30-40 yds, w/o having seen them before, you would need to have the specs on them to notice the diagnostic field marks.  but, once you've seen them a ...

Kryptos18: It certainly could be a basket term, but the taxonomy is much much more interesting. According to the molecular study Hackett et al. 2008, there are two distinct lineages of raptors. The first (for the purposes of labeling) is deemed Accipiteriformes and would include your Accipiteridae (hawks and eagles), Cathartidae (vultures), ...

all this talk made me go and follow up on her.  i called the rehab center, and since i had to fill out paper work when i dropped her off, they were able to report the outcome.  she was released around some fields in St. Gabriel a couple months ago.  that was nice to know.

they may assume a consealment posture like screech owls do.  i've never seen it, but your description of the bahavior seems right on.

WOW.  i love harriers and those are some to notch shots.

yes, i think so.  very good bird

slc1856: natureboy:  this bird ate ~ 50 crickets/day.  Good thing your cricket store is open weekends!  This bird looks young. Do you know if she got rehabbed OK?  you are right.  i used fishing crickets, and the store by my lake house (where i was staying that weekend) is a bar as well, so when i got back from ...

here is one from a few months ago that some guys at work found with an injured wing.  i had to keep and feed it for ~ 2 days since i got it on Saturday night and LSU's wild animal rehab center is only open during the week.  this bird ate ~ 50 crickets/day.  also, did you all know that they produce pellets just like an owl ...

yes,  thats not a wild mallard.  def a domestic spin-off

all those other sp. will use the sap wells that the sapsucker drills.  neat isn't it?  contrary to what i said earlier, i was joking, this will not likely kill your tree.  the tree will repair itself, but you will still get to enjoy the birds that use the wells, its a win/win/win.  tree survives, birds get food during ...