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October 30, 2022
10:01 PM PDT
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March 22, 2024
10:33 AM MDT
Description
Eremophila alpestris leucolaema is one of the many horned lark subspecies found throughout North America. As seen in this individual, the subspecies is characterized by their pale yellow throat, white eyebrow, pale pink nape, greyish white auriculars, and more ochraeous upperparts (Birds of the World 2024; Olberhoser 1902). Unlike the 3 completely migratory North American subspecies, E. a. leucolaema is mostly resident, breeding from southern Alberta, east to western Minnesota; south to central Colorado and eastern New Mexico. In the winter, their range extends as far as southern Texas and Sonora, Mexico (American Ornithologists' Union, 1957; Birds of the world, 2024; and Olberhoser 1902). Interestingly, suggestions have been made to synonymize E. a. leucolaema with E. a. enthymia (the Saskatchewan horned lark). If this were to occur, the latter would likely become a junior synonym of the former (with E. a. leucolaema described by Coues in 1874, while E. a. enthymia was described by Oberholser in 1902).
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February 18, 2024
07:57 PM EET
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September 7, 2022
11:15 PM EDT
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August 18, 2023
06:04 AM UTC
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November 22, 2022
01:21 AM EST
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July 20, 2023
03:00 AM UTC
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July 14, 2023
09:57 PM UTC
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November 12, 2023
08:29 PM UTC
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November 13, 2023
06:26 PM CET
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September 21, 2023
08:42 PM -03
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September 23, 2023
11:33 AM -03
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October 6, 2023
09:02 AM UTC
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May 22, 2021
11:17 AM MDT
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May 27, 2022
01:28 AM EDT
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June 6, 2023
08:07 PM MDT
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July 1, 2016
08:08 PM PDT
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March 26, 2020
03:34 AM -05
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March 31, 2022
03:58 PM HST
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May 21, 2022
06:05 PM EDT
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April 5, 2022
07:26 PM UTC
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April 9, 2022
03:36 PM EDT
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May 6, 2022
02:35 AM UTC
Description
A limited number of these birds are common in this location in Spring, Summer, and Fall.
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May 3, 2022
09:55 PM EDT
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April 11, 2022
11:02 AM EDT
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May 19, 2022
08:59 PM HST
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May 26, 2022
12:34 PM EDT
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May 3, 2022
07:56 PM EDT
Description
Lifer! Foraging near the lake
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May 23, 2022
10:39 PM EDT
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May 26, 2022
08:43 AM EDT
Description
Location
breeds mainly in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far north as Canada
Eating
- These birds mainly search out arthropods on tree trunks. They may also catch insects in flight. They are omnivores, eating insects, fruits, nuts and seeds
- he red-bellied woodpecker is able to pull out beetles and other insects from the tree with the help of its long tongue. This behavior is also seen for storing food from other animals by hiding food behind bark or deep in cracks of a tree
Interesting
- Their breeding habitat is usually deciduous forests. They nest in the decayed cavities of dead trees, old stumps, or in live trees that have softer wood such as elms, maples, or willows; both sexes assist in digging nesting cavities. Areas around nest sites are marked with drilling holes to warn others away.
- Researchers have documented that red-bellied woodpeckers have the tendency to nest in clear areas with only few trees
- Red-bellied woodpeckers are territorial during the nesting season and they breed once per year
- Red-bellied woodpeckers depend on dead trees for nesting
Relationships
the red-bellied woodpeckers are known to be in monogamous relationships
Role in ecosystem
- The red-bellied woodpecker excavates holes in trees for nesting and roosting.[13] By excavating cavities, they play an important role in the forest communities for other species as well.[14] For example, species such as squirrels and bats use these cavities as shelter
- The red-bellied woodpecker is a major predator of the invasive emerald ash borer in the U.S. Midwest, removing up to 85 percent of borer larvae in a single infested ash tree.
Matching with my picture/observation:
- Areas around nest sites are marked with drilling holes to warn others away.
- tendency to nest in clear areas with only few trees
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May 26, 2022
10:10 AM EDT
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May 31, 2022
01:45 AM EDT
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May 31, 2022
09:26 PM EDT
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June 5, 2022
06:27 PM HST
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June 11, 2022
02:46 PM UTC
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May 22, 2022
09:46 PM EDT
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May 18, 2022
09:36 PM UTC
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May 27, 2022
12:42 AM EDT
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May 11, 2022
02:28 PM UTC
What
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
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May 25, 2022
12:35 AM UTC
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April 30, 2022
06:03 PM EDT
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May 26, 2022
12:34 PM EDT
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May 26, 2022
12:34 PM EDT
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June 1, 2022
04:54 PM EDT
Description
It was near Warbler Rock. It was seen with Birding Bob.
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June 1, 2022
04:56 PM EDT
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June 1, 2022
05:26 PM EDT
Description
It was over the Humming Tombstone. It was seen with Birding Bob.
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June 4, 2022
06:31 PM UTC
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March 26, 2022
09:48 PM UTC
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April 9, 2022
11:46 PM UTC
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May 25, 2022
09:14 PM HST
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March 17, 2022
10:09 AM HST
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June 13, 2022
09:50 PM EDT
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June 17, 2022
09:02 PM UTC
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June 18, 2022
06:19 PM UTC
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June 21, 2022
03:57 PM UTC
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June 22, 2022
04:24 PM BST
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May 29, 2022
11:46 AM EDT
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June 8, 2022
03:14 AM UTC
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June 10, 2022
05:01 PM UTC
Description
Male inflated himself as part of courtship behavior. This one, however, did not hover above a female.
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June 11, 2022
03:05 AM UTC
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June 11, 2022
03:27 AM UTC
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May 6, 2022
02:57 PM EDT
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June 15, 2021
07:15 PM MDT
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June 16, 2021
08:23 PM MDT
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April 27, 2020
08:07 PM PDT
Description
6 fledged from a pile of barbed wire.
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February 13, 2022
01:21 PM CET
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March 8, 2022
01:14 AM CET
Place
Missing Location
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October 21, 2019
11:51 PM CEST
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September 25, 2021
02:16 PM PDT
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April 3, 2022
09:03 PM EDT
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January 6, 2019
05:00 PM PST
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March 14, 2021
04:29 PM MDT
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January 31, 2018
08:07 AM PST
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July 29, 2020
09:07 PM MDT
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May 30, 2019
02:52 PM MDT
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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October 2, 2021
04:19 PM MDT
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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October 6, 2021
12:59 AM UTC
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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May 3, 2020
08:41 PM EDT
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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July 9, 2020
08:54 PM MDT
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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July 23, 2020
04:12 PM UTC
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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September 5, 2020
08:50 PM UTC
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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May 15, 2021
01:47 PM PDT
What
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
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June 5, 2021
10:35 PM UTC
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October 20, 2020
06:28 PM MDT
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April 5, 2022
10:22 PM CST
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April 9, 2022
09:19 PM +09
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April 9, 2022
09:19 PM +09
Place
Missing Location
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January 8, 2022
10:09 PM CET
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January 8, 2022
10:09 PM CET
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January 8, 2022
10:31 PM CET
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January 8, 2022
10:31 PM CET
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January 8, 2022
10:31 PM CET
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January 11, 2022
10:49 AM IST
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January 11, 2022
10:49 AM IST
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January 11, 2022
10:49 AM IST
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January 11, 2022
10:49 AM IST
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March 20, 2022
07:23 PM AEDT
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November 15, 2020
03:52 PM CST
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January 11, 2022
10:40 PM CST
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February 5, 2022
09:10 PM +08