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STLbf

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1125 on: May 09, 2020, 11:04:14 AM »
According to my reference photos, the duck is a Northern Shoveler male. Great photo!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1126 on: May 09, 2020, 06:53:51 PM »
Green-winged teal, male, front and side views, late this afternoon.
Great camera operators bring us spectacular views.
And a black & white, smallish, mystery bird perched on tall grass. Anybody know this one?

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1127 on: May 09, 2020, 08:26:42 PM »
STL--could be a warbler, but without size perspective, that's just a wild guess, and nothing amongst them (warblers in my Sibley) is a close match that I could find.  Hope someone can figure it. :)
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1128 on: May 09, 2020, 08:59:18 PM »
GE. When I used my Cornell,  Merlin app the female redwing blackbird came up for this photo of the unknown black and white bird. 
see what you think here:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/

You have to scroll around a bit to view it.  I dont exactly think it is a perfect ID, but its all I can come up with,  and redwings are certainly frequenting the wetlands now.    :-\










 
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1129 on: May 10, 2020, 02:08:51 AM »
I think you're right gg!  And makes the most sense, since we've seen males there before.  Female redwing blackbird it is!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1130 on: May 10, 2020, 12:07:50 PM »
GG & eburg, I agree on the female red-winged blackbird. My screen cap looked more black and white than brown and white, but the size is correct. With the grass, it's hard to tell.

How about a bird-song opera for Mother's Day? A friend sent this link.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMXD4h5w8D8&feature=youtu.be

 
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« Reply #1131 on: May 10, 2020, 12:35:47 PM »
STL, the Bird Opera is delightful.  I sent it all around the world.   :)  Thanks for sharing!!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1132 on: May 10, 2020, 02:16:10 PM »
STL[--that was Fantastic!!, and now added to my Favorites list.  And it ID's the birds.  Thank you very much!!!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1133 on: May 12, 2020, 04:12:12 PM »
Glad you enjoyed the bird song opera!

About 3.5 hours ago on rewind, watch a Great Blue Heron stalk and catch a good-sized fish. Keep watching to see the GBH wade away, showing its huge feet.

Fun on the flyway.   :P

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« Reply #1134 on: May 16, 2020, 01:17:48 PM »
great viewing this afternoon,  beging ( well when I saw it) @ 12:17  of American Avocets!  I still don't know how to do the screen caps  so here is the link to allaboutbirds page on them :D   

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Avocet
happy viewing this weekend!     
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« Reply #1135 on: May 16, 2020, 03:25:04 PM »
Just for Joy, here's a screen cap of American Avocets at the Flyway, today, mid-day. Rewind to watch them feeding in the shallow water.

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« Reply #1136 on: May 16, 2020, 06:56:06 PM »
 :) thank you !!!!   greatly appreciated. it was so fun to watch them skim for food!  and nap!     
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1137 on: May 22, 2020, 04:55:19 PM »
Late this afternoon 4:40 PM Canada geese with great work by the camera operators. They aren't as regal as the eagles, but still pretty entertaining.

Wonder how old the goslings are? Couple weeks?

Thanks for the ID on the snow goose from the chat mods.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1138 on: May 24, 2020, 12:09:28 PM »
You guys have sure been posting a great variety of birds!!!  Happy noontime on a holiday weekend........
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #1139 on: May 24, 2020, 06:01:42 PM »
Great variety of birds at the Flyway in spring.

Bald eagles are not very territorial here. Love the multi-age groups.

The perching pair of adults might belong to the nest. Anyone know if it is active with eaglets this spring?

I know mallards and some other ducks, but not so much the shore birds. Is the brownish one a plover of some kind?

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