http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/ A Bird Watcher's View of the World Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/#comment-1652 Joanne Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:50:42 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/#comment-1652 Thanks for this! I just got back from attending a convention in Vegas. I looked all over to try and find someone who knew what they were. Can these have brown heads? Your description matches but some had distinctly brown heads but too large to be cow birds. Thanks for this! I just got back from attending a convention in Vegas. I looked all over to try and find someone who knew what they were. Can these have brown heads? Your description matches but some had distinctly brown heads but too large to be cow birds.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/#comment-886 Kitty Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:21:46 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/#comment-886 Hi Kate When I was in Las Vegas last year in March, I heard that sound coming from a tree and it was quiet frightful. I couldn't see the bird but the sound definitely startled me to move closer to the curb. Hi Kate
When I was in Las Vegas last year in March, I heard that sound coming from a tree and it was quiet frightful. I couldn’t see the bird but the sound definitely startled me to move closer to the curb.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/#comment-871 Melissa Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:04:15 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/04/10/junk-birds-in-las-vegas/#comment-871 This comment has nothing to do with "junk birds in Vegas", but I'm so excited to tell you that I just spotted a peregrine falcon in my backyard! Actually, I noticed him in my yard a few months ago, perched on a distant bird feeder. I grabbed my camera and took a shot through the window, but the picture is fairly grainy ('tho I can send it to you if you are interested.) He swoops into the yard sporadically. But I got a close view of him just a few minutes ago through my binoculars. He flew in and rested on a tree close to the house. No doubt this is a peregrine! (I had my copy of The Audubon Sociaety Field Guide to North American Birds nearby, so I was able to confirm that he was a carbon copy of the one pictured in the book!) Unfortunately, by the time I could grab my camera, he flew away. This comment has nothing to do with “junk birds in Vegas”, but I’m so excited to tell you that I just spotted a peregrine falcon in my backyard!
Actually, I noticed him in my yard a few months ago, perched on a distant bird feeder. I grabbed my camera and took a shot through the window, but the picture is fairly grainy (’tho I can send it to you if you are interested.)
He swoops into the yard sporadically. But I got a close view of him just a few minutes ago through my binoculars. He flew in and rested on a tree close to the house. No doubt this is a peregrine! (I had my copy of The Audubon Sociaety Field Guide to North American Birds nearby, so I was able to confirm that he was a carbon copy of the one pictured in the book!) Unfortunately, by the time I could grab my camera, he flew away.

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