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That should go in the "I remember when" thread :).

Sometimes I see a small group of flickers, but otherwise it does seem to be just a couple together and far more often solitaries.

We see kestrels on an almost daily basis around our place and elsewhere rural like us. They are quite beautiful.

They are a fine bird. We see them pretty regular along the creeks and rivers hereabouts. Loud, easily recognizable call.

We can dream :).

Hope springs eternal. Chances are not good, I fear. People have been searching hard for a very long time; I find it hard to believe not one definitive photo has been made in all these years, if the ivory-billed really still exists.

They really are a beautiful bird.

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We hear owls with almost nightly regularity. See them at least once a month. Either screech, pigmy, great horned, barn, barred, spotted, or sparred. Owls are special, no lie.

True, those and habitat loss.

Sure is. Happening with more and more of the iconic species. I only see a handful of western tanagers each year now. Used to be pretty common.

On our daily ramble yesterday, M and I had the nice experience of seeing an owl snatch a Doug squirrel off a tree bole, then eat some of it before flying off. It was either a Spotted or a Barred...or could reasonably be the cross of the two that some call Sparred. My best guess is Spotted...

Google tells me pileated woodpecker is 16-19 inches body length, while blue jay is 8.7 to 12 inches body length. Crow is about the same as the pileated. :P

No way a blue jay was the size of a pileated woodpecker, or of a crow either Gary :). You need younger eyes :D.

Indeed...well done, Nate.

Stig, we've had a male robin go crazy on his reflection in a living room window, more than once. They'll next to kill themselves, blood everywhere. Hanging an old sheet over the outside of the window took care of it, but sure spoiled the view for a couple of weeks :D. Rest of you...

To see my list of the more interesting birds we encountered in Arizona this spring trip, you might check that thread in the recreation forum.

Jim, I've seen them flying about when the temps are well below 20 F.

:) Maybe the little suckers find refuge in the dozens of bird houses M has built and mounted all over our little acreage over these many years. This shot from yesterday morning.

:D It was 19 here this morning. Not too cold, but for a hummer, I bet it's tough.