Birds Galore

[Cobleskill]

Oh, and I meant to mention Cornell has an app you can put on your phone that will listen to the bird and identify it. It's amazing to just set your phone down and see how many birds it hears. Merlin is the app.

 

[cory]

that app is key, I learned about it here at da house

 

[Dave Shepard]

I met the developer. He was a cousin of a former boss.

 

[Burnham]

One day maybe I'll get smart enough to own a phone that is smart enough to run a cool app like that.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Spotted our first Bullock's Oriole tthis evening out side the bedroom window. Plummage was amazing under sunsetting light. Wood peckers were messing with it.

Bullock’s Oriole

SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Bullock’s Oriole is a Fairly Common Summer Visitor of the Sierra Nevada in the Foothill Woodlands & Lower Montane biotic zon…

reflectionsofthenaturalworld.com

 

[Burnham]

Those are very nice to see. Our recent arrival of Black-headed Grosbeaks is similarly enjoyed. Also similarly colored, by happenstance .

Black-headed Grosbeak Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

In western North America, the sweet song of the Black-headed Grosbeak caroling down from the treetops sounds like a tipsy robin welcoming spring. The flashy black, white, and cinnamon males and the less flamboyant females sing from perches in suburbs, desert thickets, and mountain forests. At...

www.allaboutbirds.org