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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
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What a nice way to end 2009 with
this western bird that has
decided to visit us here in
Illinois. I ...
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2009
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Thanks to Anne Straight for
notifying IBET about her
beautiful backyard
bird.12-31-09.
BEST ...
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2009
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
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These pictures do not really do
justice to this bird but he
would not come our from under
the tree. ...
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2009
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What a way to end 2009 than with
a new life bird, #352. This
stunning adult male Varied
Thrush had ...
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2009
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Monk Parakeet #1 (Myiopsitta monachus)
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Monk Parakeet #2 (Myiopsitta monachus)
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Went looking for a Fork-tailed
Flycatcher in East Moline, IL
today, skunked.... But drove
over to ...
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2009
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So this Monk flew away from my
direction, so I chased it down
the parking lot, while the bird
was ...
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2009
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Monk Parakeet #3 (Myiopsitta monachus)
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You lookin up at me?
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From the tree it flew up to this
screen/pipe and looked around
for a couple of minutes before
flying ...
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2009
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Picture #4~Monk Parakeet that
flew right up in the tree above
me while I was taking pictures
of it ...
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2009
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Monk Parakeet #5 (Myiopsitta monachus)
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Monk Parakeet #6 (Myiopsitta monachus)
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So I'm using my Nikkor 80-400mm
Telephoto at 400mm. Nice
close-up, no cropping, and no
touch-ups. ...
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2009
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Backed the 400mm off to 130mm to
get the whole bird while it sat
so nicely in the tree I ...
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2009
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Brown Creeper Series
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Swamp Sparrow Series
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Next to the last day of banding
for the fall migration of 2009
so took some pictures of some of
the ...
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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Rather late in the season but
this HY Swamp Sparrow was
trapped in our swamp net this
morning. ...
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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American Tree Sparrow Series
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Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
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When this sparrow shows up
during fall migration we know
that migration is about over.
This ...
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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Going around the county today
happened to find a number of
Rusties thanks to Larry Balch.
Generally ...
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Uploaded on Nov 20, 2009
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Nygren Wetlands Late Fall Afternoon
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Plains Garter Snake
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Late this afternoon we went back
out to Nygren to see the
whoopers and hopefully to
observe ...
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Uploaded on Nov 19, 2009
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Once in awhile we also get
different species at the banding
station such as ...
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Uploaded on Nov 19, 2009
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Meeting of the Board! (Grus americana)
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Have not trapped as many of
these owls this year probably
due more to when we trap and the
weather ...
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Uploaded on Nov 19, 2009
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Received a call this afternoon
that Whoopers were seen at
Nygren Wetlands, Rockton, IL.
So Carol ...
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Uploaded on Nov 15, 2009
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