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Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies (Family Apidae)Observer
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only pollen on back leg, black body..size of bumble bee...
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Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Observer
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told males in wild rare??
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Assassin Bugs (Family Reduviidae)Observer
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a tiny orange bug fishing the passing breezes...had to look several times to be sure a live insect..
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Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)Observer
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a just recently fledged coopers hawk on a succesfull hunt....still sporting newborn coloration..
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White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)Observer
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believe this is the white eyed vireo but it was so well hidden in trees was hard to be certain
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Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)Observer
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an oriole but not tha baltimore as it had a black head..first i ever saw and the first photo i ever took of an oriole of any type.think i saw the male and female..
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Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)Observer
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medium sized sparrow like bird with red head.
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Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)Observer
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first time visitor to feeder..looked similar to goldfinches didn't notice right off..it is a lot smaller..smaller bill..lighter wings..
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Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)Observer
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first time visitor to feeder..looked similar to goldfinches didn't notice right off..it is a lot smaller..smaller bill..lighter wings..
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Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)Observer
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first time visitor to feeder..looked similar to goldfinches didn't notice right off..it is a lot smaller..smaller bill..lighter wings..
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Observer
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a small bird perching on low hanging branches over water and swooping down to catch what look like insects over waters surface..small insects. thought it was eastern kingbird at a distance..a pee wee?? fly catcher?? not sure.
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Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)Observer
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female duck..thought they were shovelers..but male has white patch on head..hmmm..not sure which duck it is..a small one..also got a pic of flying male..
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Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)Observer
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UNKNOWN FEMALE..THOUGHT A FEMALE HOUSE FINCH BUT YELLOW PATCH ON TOP WING??
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Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)Observer
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This bird is always accompanied by white Crowned leading me to believe it was immature coloration.. Never heard of Harris ..beautiful coloration!!
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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Observer
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I thought these migrated for winter?? Must wait till last minute..inspecting bluebird box..hope they use it this spring...
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
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Heard bump on door and this little guy/gal on porch stunned..brought in and tried to revive.. Hope it's allright.. Got a good close up now!!
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)Observer
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sleepy golden crowned sparrow..
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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unk sparrow..need id !
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)Observer
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a female psuedo goldfinch?? female vireo?? need id !
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)Observer
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a beautiful large kingfisher today..really interesting watching him/her fish..
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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actually never seen one of these before or at least never photographed..is it a towhee??
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Orange Assassin Bug (Pselliopus barberi)Observer
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an orange assasin bug..is this one of the dangerous kinds we have seen on tv??
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Tiger Moths (Tribe Arctiini)Observer
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unknown catterpillar with some sort of silk bag on back??
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Long-jawed Orbweavers (Family Tetragnathidae)Observer
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what the blazes is that?? ugly!! now that i know how to use this site i got some stumpers for ya'll..
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Shrews (Family Soricidae)Observer
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a very small nest not there a few weeks ago..too small for mouse..believe it could only be a shrew..skillfully constructed..looks cozy..gonna check after freeze and get photo if doesn't disturb..never seen a shrew in the wild before..as most people never do..
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
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largest rat snake i ever seen, at least 6 foot..
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American Bison (Bison bison)Observer
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mineola wildlife refuge
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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)Observer
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male and a immature male i think..
