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    Night heron diving in to water

    I don't know about regular, but I did find a 1973 article describing exactly the same behaviour: https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/FFN_01-2-p11-12Kushlan%5B1%5D.pdf It sounds like it's especially rare to see during the day when other herons and egrets are around. I have watched...
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    Northern cardinals singing all night long

    I had a bout of insomnia tonight. It sounds like a few of the local cardinals can relate, because I've been hearing their songs ever since midnight. It steadily grew more frequent and a little louder each hour. They might be the proverbial early bird, who sings before sunrise, but I don't think...
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    Albino or leucistic cowbird

    A fully albinistic animal virtually always has noticeably pale eyes. It's a pretty clear photo, so it stood out to me that the eyes would still look so dark even with such an extensive lack of pigment everywhere else-- still, maybe the contrast just drew my attention there. Edit: I found this...
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    The melodious Wood Thrush

    I was treated the lovely song of a wood thrush while birding yesterday! I'm thankful too, it got me excited to go back out to listen for it again.
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    Is there an online key for sorting through different types of bird sounds?

    Oh whoops lol, I swear I meant to share! Here is the link: Guide to North American BirdSongs It used to have pages for each bird with a bit of description, and sound files with sonograms. Still pretty cool for sorting through, though.
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    Albino or leucistic cowbird

    It must not be completely albino, because it's got dark eyes. I think the eyes also suggest red-winged blackbird since their eyes usually appear black, while cowbirds' are brown which makes their pupils easier to see their pupils up close. And actually, female red-winged blackbirds often have...
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    Is there an online key for sorting through different types of bird sounds?

    Oh hey, you're totally right. I had already tried the wayback machine before I posted and I thought it wasn't there. I must've gotten the URL wrong or something, because I found it this time. Shame it couldn't capture the species-specific pages in the guide, but it's nice to have the categories...
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    Hello, bird buddies!

    Thank you all for the warm welcome, happy to be here!
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    Fish or American Crow

    I would love to see if you do! I have a soft spot for these guys, I see them sometimes by the Niagara River when I'm down there and I think it's interesting how they've been steadily spreading further north for years now.
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    Fish or American Crow

    This is true, but as a local-ish corvid connoisseur I'm excited to report that Ajax is an exceptionally likely place to find a fish crow. It is a waterfront town right on the shore of Lake Ontario, directly in their breeding range, and bordered inland by protected wetlands. Not only is this an...
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    Help with description-only sound ID? Toronto, ON

    I have been hearing a particular call this spring, but I've yet to see the culprit. It's sort of a "be-deep!", two short notes of about the same length, volume, and pitch (no obvious rising or falling). There's not a distinct pause between the syllables, more of a "stutter" quite like the last...
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    Is there an online key for sorting through different types of bird sounds?

    Smithsonian's National Zoo once hosted a fantastic key on their website, for identifying North American birds by sound. It functioned like a dichotomous key to narrow down search results: first, it asked for the number of notes in a song, and then basic aspects of pitch and tone quality. It was...
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    Hello, bird buddies!

    I'm cinna, a digital artist from Ontario, Canada. I'm always trying to learn as much as I can about the natural world, but I feel a special affinity for birds and other dinosaurs. Evolutionary biology and animal behaviour are some of my biggest interests. I'm trying to start keeping better track...
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