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I'm pretty new to bird watching and am very excited to have joined this online birding community.  I live in Central-Eastern NJ.  My usual feeder guests this time of year include chickadees (a favorite), white-throated sparrows, house sparrows, red faced finches that I figure are house finches or purple finches (still can't ...

I was taking pictures of some very noisy blue jays hiding in a bush when this beauty landed VERY nearby on a fence!  The lighting was pretty crappy and I was shaking with excitement, so my pictures aren't as sharp as possible...  Would love to have some help IDing this guy/gal.  I think it might be a sharp shinned hawk - ...