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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Spotted 2 together in a grassy field.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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Saw a couple of these guys, each in a different ares.
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Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)Observer
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This was my only really interesting find of the day. I heard the song, and managed to spot it high up in a tree branch.
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
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This was a really cool find for me because I can never tell the difference between a crow and a raven. In this case though, they were right next to each other, and I could see an obvious size difference between the birds. It was interesting to see the crows team up to take on the raven.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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3 geese moved past overhead, as geese tend to do. Not much other behavior out of them.
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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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Saw a couple of these near the edge of the wooded area, moving about high up in the trees. I think I just saw a pair, and they moved past quite quickly.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Saw one robin sitting in some low branches, singing periodically. Sorry for the really bad photo, its definitely not enough to identify by, but I couldn't get a decent angle through the brush. You can see the orange of the breast right in the middle.
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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Saw 3 of these guys get into a squabble with a raven over a small carcass.
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)Observer
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There were plenty of gulls out, but only one perched close enough to identify. Yellow feet and a dark mark on the end of the bill.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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These guys were far away, but it looked like 2 females and a male. I think they were mallards because I thought I could see the green head.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Spotted 2 poking around in the grass together at battery park.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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Just saw one of these guys, and he only stuck around for a second. Perched briefly in a tree.
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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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As always, there were tons of these guys in the area, moving in small groups. I estimated about 15, as I didn't know who was a repeat.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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This one I was a bit unsure of. It looked a lot like a song sparrow, but seemed a lot smaller. Due to the mottling clot on the breast and the lack of strange positioning like wren, I thought the best option was a song sparrow.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
lucasferrierDescription
This one I was a bit iffy on. I recorded the song, and it sounds similar to a song sparrow voice, but the introductory notes are a bit off. From looking at it though, this bird visually had all the characteristics of the song sparrow. It was the right size and color, and had the mottling as well as the tightly clustered mark on the chest. I tried to get a picture but the lighting was horrible.
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)Observer
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Found 2 titmice in a farm field in some low, reedy shrubs. They were being very noisy, calling back and forth with their loud, incessant nasally call (I wasn't annoyed I just couldn't think of a better wording)
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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Just saw one flying low over the river, but heard a lot more in the distance.
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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I found 3 downy woodpeckers, 2 males and a female, on some small dead trees, very low to the ground. I even got to witness a little despute between the 2 males, which was pretty cool.
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Goosander (Mergus merganser)Observer
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I was so excited to see these guys! There were 4 of them, 3 females and a male. The closest 2 females left as soon as I came anywhere near the water, and the others left shortly after too, despite being almost on the other side of the river. I wonder if this was a danger response, or just a coincidence.
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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Saw one pair and one individual, far from the large groups of a few weeks ago.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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These guys really like to use the tree outside my house as a perch to sing from, and there was one outside singing away right before I went out on the walk. I spotted another male in the woods, also singing but moved around a lot more.
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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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There were a good number out in the graveyard that I walked through, moving between different trees. It was way too hard to get a count on them, but I think I saw about 4 at once at the most.
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
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Spotted a mated pair in some trees just outside my house, as well as one lone bird who flew by fairly quickly but made lots of noise.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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There were lots of robins out today, and I saw a few in pairs, moving mostly together.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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Saw one house sparrow, landed on a telephone wire just close enough to see the facial markings and hear the call, and moved on after calling a few times.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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I spott4d one cardinal perched in a tree, but I could hear him long beforehand. I got a pretty ok recording of his call.
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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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There were lots of starlings out, so I have noted the largest group I saw together for long enough to count. There were likely some larger groups and a whole lot more individuals.
