LAST WEEKS BIRD WAS: The Anna's Hummingbird! No one sent in what it was. Hello and welcome to our post series, What Bird! Every Saturday, an image of a bird is posted and you have to figure out what it is! Here are the rules: 1. Do not search google for the image. 2. Use only allaboutbirds.org or bird field guides to identify the bird. 3. Have Fun! Here is this week's bird: -Form Entries are Now Closed.--Rose
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Have you ever, with the naked eye, seen a bird you can't identify, and when you try to look at it through binoculars, you are unable to find the bird? Well, here is a Birder Tip for you! When you spot a bird with just your eyes, without taking your eyes off the bird, put your binoculars up to your eyes, and you should see the bird right away! If you don't, look around for the bird. For a little bonus piece of information, my binoculars are 10x25 Bushnell binoculars, and they are a very good pair! I highly recommend this type of binoculars. -Rose
Once again, we apologize for not keeping up with posting! We are not doing a double post, but promise to keep up with our posting from now on! The Ring-Billed Gull is a medium sized Gull that migrates through most of America, and can be seen near the Great Lakes and the Ocean. Juvenile Ring Billed Gulls look like adults, but have brown speckles on them! Females and Males of this species look the same. Ring Billed Gulls will eat almost anything, including beach picnics and trash! If you want to learn more about this bird, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of it: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-billed_Gull/id Here are some Ring-Billed Gull Photos: Remember last week, when we asked for your observations of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, or the Carolina Wren? Well, we would now like observations of the Ring Billed Gull! Just submit your observation below, and it might get featured on our blog! Submissions are due by September 1st. -Form Entries are Now Closed.--Rose Here comes the battle of the birds! Which one do you like better: Falcons or Owls? Poll below, and we'll give you a new pair next week!
Ready to learn something awesome? OK, here we go: There is no such thing as a Seagull! "Seagull" is a common name for birds such as the Ring Billed Gull, the Mew Gull, and the Herring Gull. There is no bird that's real name is "Seagull!"
LAST WEEKS BIRD WAS: The Pileated Woodpecker! No one sent in what it was. Hello and welcome to our post series, What Bird! Every Saturday, an image of a bird is posted and you have to figure out what it is! Here are the rules: 1. Do not search google for the image. 2. Use only allaboutbirds.org or bird field guides to identify the bird. 3. Have Fun! Here is this week's bird: -Entries are Now Closed.-First of all, everyone here at HQ is sorry that we haven't been keeping up with Bird Spotlight or What Bird. We are also sorry that this is a day late! We now bring you a double bird spotlight! Carolina Wrens are cute, jaunty little birds that live year-round in the Eastern half of the United States of America. The males and females of this species look the same. These adorable birds have a song that sounds like this: "Tea-kettle tea-kettle tea-kettle!" You can attract these birds to your yard with seeds, but they prefer suet. If you want to learn more about the Carolina Wren, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of this bird: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Wren/id Here are some photographs of the Caroline Wren: And now for our second bird: Ruby Throated Hummingbirds migrate from South America and Southern Florida to the Eastern United States each Summer to mate. Males, like in the picture, have red, sparkling feathers on their faces to attract female Hummingbirds. Females look just like the males, but without the red feathers. All hummingbirds drink nectar from flowers for food and most hummingbirds are attracted to the color red. Most hummingbirds migrate to the west, around California. You can attract hummingbirds by putting out a hummingbird feeder. Use this recipe to make sugar-water to put in a feeder: 4 parts water to 1 part sugar (don't use red food coloring! It can be harmful to hummingbirds!) If you want to learn more about this bird, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird/id Here are some Ruby Throated Hummingbird photos: Remember how, on our last bird spotlight, we asked for an observation of the Downy Woodpecker? Well, once again, no observations were sent in! If you have an observation of either the Carolina Wren or the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, submit it below! Submissions are due by 8/19/15 at 12:00 AM. -Entries are Now Closed.-Hello and welcome to our brand new post series, What Bird! Every Saturday*, an image of a bird will be posted and you have to figure out what it is! Here are the rules: 1. Do not search google for the image. 2. Use only allaboutbirds.org or bird field guides to identify the bird. 3. Have Fun! Here is our first bird: What bird do you think this is? Submit below! - UPDATE! -Thank you all for your submissions! Entry deadlines are now over. *We apologize for our mistake of, at first, saying every Thursday.
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About RoseI am Rose, a 12 year old birdwatcher and the founder of Junior Ornithologists! I REALLY love birds and have since I was five years old. I also know a lot about birds and, through this website, I hope to share my knowledge with you! About JillHi! I'm Jill, and I like birds just as much as Rose does. The first word I learned to say was bird! My favorite birds are perigrine falcons and snowy owls. I can't wait to share information about birds with everyone!
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