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Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)Observer
platypusbeaver2800Description
WHILE EATING BREKKY BEFORE VISITING THE ZOO THIS OLD MATE STOPED TO SAY HEY
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
llttDescription
Found alive, we killed it. I reported it to lanternfly@illinois.edu.
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
c_birdsPlace
PrivateDescription
While doing homework on a bench, this chipmunk jumped on to see what I was doing. I let her take a look but she only got to the search bar and gave up. So I put on some of my chipmunk pictures for her to see. Posed for observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129984459
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
bridgetspencerDescription
Aberrant individual
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Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Drama. These guys all normally get along pretty well, but here a squirrel decided to start something and nearly got kicked in the head as reward. Moments later they were back to munching sunflower seeds side-by-side again.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
janetandphilDescription
Raccoon (Procyon lotor), aka Common Raccoon, North American Raccoon, and Northern Raccoon - Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary - Lincoln Park, Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL
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Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)Observer
andrewdarcyDescription
Fully Leucistic bird observed at my backyard feeder with two regular coloured common redpoll. Little to no streaking, pure white wings and under tail coverts.
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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)Observer
crustyDescription
Baby climbed my leg.
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
nfurlanDescription
Adults and egg masses
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
tosco415Description
Is there a dove? An all white pigeon? I’m not sure.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
llttDescription
Kestrel nestlings, at least 3 of them. Taken from >100 feet away. The first one fledged 4 days later: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177912790
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
gregslakDescription
This appears to be the juvenile male exploring its surroundings and checking out how branches work. A juvenile female was nearby, supervising.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
bobcDescription
male and female perched. Juvenile male flying - incorrect - see comment by @roboraptor below
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
caterpillar511Description
Checkerspot was all puffed up today! Haven't seen him/her for a little while.
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
chromegreenDescription
Drinking from the water fountain
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
airgjearthDescription
Coyotes vocalizing in response to passing emergency vehicle sirens.
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
possiblewalrusDescription
Twirling a stick, apparently for fun
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)Observer
jtmartin54Description
The parent never did bring food. There is a rotting log beneath them and the parent kept jumping down to it and then back up. Appeared to be trying to teach the baby how to forage for itself. Eventually the parent grew impatient and knocked the chick off of the branch and behind the log.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
sussybaka219Description
What da squirrel doin?
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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Observer
kalamurphykingDescription
Frick Has A Girlfriend!!!
Introducing Frick & Frack!
Frick called her in early this morning. She is larger & her voice is the higher pitched one. With all that canoodling going on, they are already a couple apparently. She stayed about 3 minutes then left around 5:00 this morning. Frick was in and out of the house overnight and he last left around 6:45 am. No one stayed inside for the day. My fingers are crossed he can convince her this is the place to raise babies.
View 53 sec video with lots of cute sounds & kissy face going on here: https://www.kapturedbykala.com/Birds/i-9BtTHRs
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Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)Observer
rkimptonDescription
Fell out of a tree into the river on the eastern side of the trestle, seemingly asleep. Woke up, swam to safety, then returned to another adjacent tree.
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Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)Observer
larsmannzenDescription
Climbing onto me pressing for food,using bicycle as jumping platform onto my arms
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
llttDescription
Observation is for the one in the first pic, who gets the bread.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
tonygDescription
Bilateral Gynandromorph
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)Observer
kyleighg524Description
AHY; Bilateral Gynandromorph bird
Most images taken from FB post from Powdermill Nature Reserve as they were cleaner than those captured by my phone
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Racket-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus)Observer
lemonculDescription
first shot could be an advert for angry birds ;-)
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
hexagonariaDescription
Juvenile calling / chirping from tree cavity. Didn't see a parent for the 10-15 minutes while I was observing.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
llttDescription
I took one pic and ran, this squirrel looked serious.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
carnifexDescription
outch! 😆
also, almost the first bird on my 'indoors'-list
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Incoming...hey why isn't the bag open??? He finally started pecking at my finger,(last frame).
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Australian Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea)Observer
aleckarczDescription
you enter the bathroom, expecting nothing unusual, but unknowingly, your bumhole is met with a pair of soulless eyes staring back at it.
as you start to sit down, you hear something slosh in the water beneath you.
you jump up, startled.
as you peer into the toilet bowl, you see him, the prince of wadda mooli himself.
you pay your respects and escort him outdoors–back to his kingdom
you then reclaim your porcelain throne
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
tom_laura_marloweDescription
Beaver & muskrat
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House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)Observer
randyshonkwilerDescription
The nest is in the top of a tall fence post missing its cap.
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Observer
michael-rDescription
Fledging?
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Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)Observer
cassasauresrexDescription
One of the best things I’ve seen while tracking recently! It’s the marking left by an eastern cottontail taking a dust bath. I’ve included the same photo from 4 different angles so it can be fully appreciated it.
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Northern Cardinal × Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis cardinalis × sinuatus)Observer
ecarpeDescription
Pyrrhuloxia...um....Northern Cardinal...um....both! It flew off but we were able to find it later and get an assemblage of photos that show various parts of the bird. I thought maybe it was just a pigment-ally or sexually challenged Cardinal but am back again thinking a hybrid. The beak color & shape as well as the black mask and red face are all good for Cardinal. It was also singing identically to what I would expect from a Cardinal. The gray back of head, mantle, part of wings are good for Pyrrhuloxia as is the bleeding red down the center of the grayish-white underparts.
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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)Observer
eava94Description
I believe this is the most neat observation I have personally captured. In this photo, we see a squirrel enjoying a taco shell which seems to be as large as the squirrel itself.
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Common Redpoll [Flammea] (Acanthis flammea ssp. flammea)Observer
llttDescription
Feeder visit during a snowstorm
