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  1. Tim42

    How many bird songs does the Mockngbird imitate?

    I've been counting the different songs that I recognize the local Northern Mockingbird sing and so far have counted 10! Here they are: Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Prairie Warbler, Carolina Wren, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay, Northern Flicker, Brown-headed Nuthatch, and...
  2. Tim42

    Cassin's Sparrow

    A friend and I went to a field near Camp MacKall, NC this past Tuesday to find a Cassin's Sparrow and were in luck to see and hear him! He has been there for several days now and I was very fortunate to add him as my 355th lifer, the first this year, so far! Normally he would be found in the...
  3. Tim42

    Unusual and unexpected

    I work as a Security Guard on Fort Bragg, NC and have opportunities to bird at work. The other day I saw a Northern Harrier but it is supposedly a winter bird, what a treat! Also, for several days I've been seeing a Northern Mockingbird with a very stubby tail, sort of like an American Dipper...
  4. Tim42

    Unidentified woodpecker-like bird in NC

    Two times in recent days I have observed a dark woodpecker-like bird in the area of Fort Bragg where I work. I saw it in two different trees and each time it looked very dark and hardly any markings on it. Most memorable identifiable marks I could find were the white, diamond-shaped marks on...
  5. Tim42

    Unidentified woodpecker-like bird in North Carolina

    I was on Fort Bragg the other day and I noticed a woodpecker-like bird fly up in a tree not far from me. I got what I thought was a pretty good look at it but from what I remembered I didn't see any woodpecker in my guide to match what I saw. Of course, it was in the shadows of the tree...
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  6. Tim42

    Birding in Raven Rock, North Carolina

    Today was one of the more interesting birding days I've had in a long time! I actually called in a Barred Owl and a Hooded Warbler! The Barred Owl was, I thought at first, a young Red-tailed Hawk by the sound it was making. It was a harsh shrieeek! over and over in ten second or so intervals...
  7. Tim42

    How to attract birds to a bare yard.

    I've had much success with my feeders in my former yard which had trees and bushes for cover. Now, I'm out in the open and have very few trees near my house. What trees are in my yard are far away and I'm thinking about transplanting some of them around my feeders. So far I've only seen three...
  8. Tim42

    Tim42's Iraq/Kuwait List

    Hi y'all! I couldn't wait to get back to the states so I could logon to Birdforum and list my Iraqi/Kuwaiti birds I saw over the last 14+ months. Surprisingly there were many birds that are also in the states, so I'll just list the ones that would probably not be seen over here. Here goes...
  9. Tim42

    Back from deployment.

    I really missed this forum and reading about what's going on in the birding world. Since I was deployed in Iraq for 15 months, I saw 82 species of birds in the area I lived in. Just over 50 of them were lifers! I saw many Wheatears, Wagtails, Shrikes, and Warblers, just to name a few. I was...
  10. Tim42

    Suet feeding.

    I have a suet feeder with two cakes that are not quite finished. They have been there mostly all summer and are turning brown. I have read that some suets won't spoil over time but I think mine may have. I haven't noticed the Wrens and Chickadees feeding on them as much as they used to. Is...
  11. Tim42

    My animated smileys stopped moving.

    I can't get my animated smileys to move, what do I do? :h?:
  12. Tim42

    This is more like a Squirreling Day.

    I came home today and found one of my tube feeders on the ground in pieces! Those darned SQUIRRELS! They drive me crazy sometimes. They just seem to be getting worse by the day. I don't want to get rid of them but how can I deter them? I thought I finally Squirrel-proofed my feeder pole...
  13. Tim42

    How do I do this?

    Posting thumbnails of pics is easy but, how do I go about posting my videos? Do I need to create my own web page? :h?:
  14. Tim42

    Torn up tube feeder, curious!

    I came home from work today and was switching my feeders around when I noticed one of my tube feeder lids had a large hole ripped out of it piece by piece! The bird(s) took little strips of the plastic to incorporate into their nests, I guess. Does that sound right? I don't know how they...
  15. Tim42

    House Finch behavior.

    I don't know if most birds do this, but, I noticed, for a second time this week, two House Finches on one of my feeders exchanging food from their beaks. The male was taking food from the female, it looked almost like reverse feeding a fledgling. I thought that was quite wierd. Was the...
  16. Tim42

    Little White butterfly.

    I couldn't find an ID for this little fellow. Help please!
  17. Tim42

    Snake ID!

    I saw this water snake swimming towards me the other day and haven't been able to ID it from what I've seen at eNature.com. I'm tempted to buy a snake guide from Barnes and Noble.
  18. Tim42

    I have a glutton!

    This has happened to me twice now in the last month. I put a new suet block in the feeder and when I come home from work, one of the two that the feeder holds is completely GONE! At first I was suspecting a local cat, but now i'm leaning more towards my squirrels. Has anyone else had this...
  19. Tim42

    A little bit of everything today!

    It was a little cold today but that didn't deter me from having a go at birding at two of my favorite places. I think I saw it all today! Most of my action was at Wilson Lake near Fort Bragg, NC. I was treated to a family of 6 Canada Geese, they included 4 very cute and fluffy goslings. A...
  20. Tim42

    I love the Spring!

    Yesterday I managed to see 41 species and heard one and added two life birds. Here's my list: 1. Red-headed Woodpecker, 2. Gray Catbird, 3. Northern Flicker, 4. Eastern Kingbird, 5. Prairie Warbler, 6. Swainson's Warbler, 7. White-chinned Sparrow, 8. Summer Tanager, 9. Great-crested...
  21. Tim42

    MySQL Error!

    Whenever I want to view a gallery I get the MySQL error report. What does this mean and how can I fix it? :h?:
  22. Tim42

    Guide fascination

    I would love to learn more about birds from Europe. Can anyone point the way for me to get Birds of Europe or something close? At my local Barnes and Noble I found a single copy of Birds of the Middle East which has helped me somewhat with these threads on Bird ID. It seems many of the posted...
  23. Tim42

    Looking for a digital camera.

    I own a Leica Televid 77 scope and with it a 20x - 60x zoom eyepiece which is rather large. I've tried using my current SLR to view through it and I get a circular border around the image, I think it's because of the size of the camera lens. Is there a digital camera that anyone can recommend...
  24. Tim42

    Conversion.

    I want to replace my current avatar pic with a bitmap image I did in Paint. I have seen other members with cartoons for their avatar pics but the guidelines suggest the pic should be in pdf. or two other forms. How can I convert my pic to use it? :h?:
  25. Tim42

    If I hang it, will they come?

    I am trying to see if I can attract new birds to my back yard. I recently nailed two orange halves to a couple of trees to see if they will be chewed on. One of them looks as tho' it had been partially eaten. I'm not sure if the birds I've already seen are eating on it, or if it is a new...
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