Comments on: Five Fresh Ideas for Finding Birds This Fall

By: Jason Roos

Jason Roos — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 23:44:00 +0000

I just got savannah and lincolns sparrow in a weedy field!

By: Kelly Wenzel

Kelly Wenzel — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:37:46 +0000

Marcel Stratton – I do not have specific research done on the wind turbines in Minnesota, however, NJ – being a windy coastal state – has done some research on mortality rates associated with wind turbines. Here are links to two opinion papers published by New Jersey Audubon with resources and additional research noted at the bottom. I hope this is helpful, although, there is more specific research for your area, I am sure.

http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionConservation/NJASOpinionsandPositionStatements/PromiseandProblemsontheWind.aspx

http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionConservation/NJASOpinionsandPositionStatements/PositionPaperonWindPowerEnergy.aspx

By: Ron Dilks

Ron Dilks — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:13:58 +0000

I had a lot of fun with your bird finder .!I was in my driveway and I saw a bird in the tree.I went through all the steps and found it was at Carolina Wren. I preceded to play it’s song over and over and before I knew it I had about 10 Carolina wrens in the little tree above me. They were singing so much that I couldn’t tell when it was The sound from my phone or whether it was them singing

By: JACK OLSON

JACK OLSON — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:03:20 +0000

IN early October I saw a flock of birds flying in unison in a milo field. they had an undulating flight like starlings but were sparrow like. I got a good look @ some of them through my binoculars & I am fairly certain they were longspurs. what other sparrow like birds fly in flocks like that. I live in Custer co. in western Ok. the birds were cited off I40 west of Weatherford Ok.

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:53:49 +0000

We are getting dark eyed junco’s in the upper midwest. Red tail hawks, vultures, nuthatches.

Putting out LOTS of food for them.

By: Donna moore

Donna moore — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:31:48 +0000

I have been having fun watching a squirrel and a blue jay,the squirrel would hide a peanut in my window flower box, and soon after the jay would come and dig it outlater,l am waiting for the day when they arrive at the same time.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 19:01:33 +0000

In reply to Frank Rigg.

Hi Frank – Sorry you’re having trouble – though I wonder which of our websites you’re trying to access. No login is required to access any of the information on our All About Birds species guide or our editorial materials. I wonder if you are trying to access the user areas of one of our Citizen Science websites, such as Project FeederWatch, YardMap, eBird, or others? In any case, please email us at cornellbirds@cornell.edu and we’ll do our best to help you. Thanks for your comment – Hugh

By: kathleen

kathleen — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:41:01 +0000

Just this past weekend (the beginning of November) a beautiful white-throated sparrow visited my humble feeder of sunflower chips. I live in a very urban area, and he was the first white-throated sparrow I’ve seen. I was thrilled at his visit and to watch this sweet and somewhat larger sparrow hop around for whatever he could gleam. He was gone in just 2-3 days later. Sigh!

By: Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:05:25 +0000

That was fast

By: Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:04:58 +0000

Any idea what
I might look for in mr back yard?