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Last Week’s Visitors

Our weather has been a bit harsh this past week. The temperatures have been in the mid (90º’s), the humidity also high that makes hot day even worse being muggy. We also had storms, one of them very large and furious, the other have been regular summer’s storms.

Here I have a gallery of birds, my visitors from last week!

American Goldfinch

Brown-headed Cowbird (Male molting)

House Finch (J)

Carolina Wren

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Northern Cardinal (F)

Females Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Mourning Dove and Brown-headed Cowbird (F)

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Show and Tail

Cooper’s Hawk

Female Mallard Duck

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Panoramic View of Birds

Juvenile Northern Mockingbird — Click on image to see enlargement —

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ANSWER TO SUNDAY QUIZ

Can you ID this bird?

ANSWER: Female Brown-headed Cowbird

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small brood parasitic icterid of temperate to subtropical North America.

The brown-headed cowbird is typical for an icterid in general shape but is distinguished by a finch-like head and beak and is smaller than most icterids. The adult male is iridescent black in color with a brown head. The adult female is slightly smaller and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine streaking on the underparts.

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