Bird of the Month

I know ain't many "birdwatchers" over here...but...TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT SOMETIMES...........

http://www.indianaaudubon.org/Home/BirdoftheMonth/tabid/70/D efault.aspx

I loved the article. It was very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks STT!!!

I'm one of the few here, Doug!  In fact, as I type, there are 2 cardinals and a several tiny sparrows feeding on black oil sunflower seeds at my window feeder right now!  I was out at the lake earlier enjoying the scenery and the scissor-tailed flycatchers do their elegant mid-air feeding and land on wires to rest between catches!

Another great article!  What a cool bird that Black-necked Stilt is!  Thank you for sharing it here!

wow..."scissor-tailed flycatcher"...that would be a "life bird" for me...

Ehh?

...clue a sista in, what's a life bird???

that would be a bird not on my "life list"....(a bird i've never seen)

Now I get it!  I made the assumption that they are more widespread across the nation, but I just learned (from my friend, Google) that they are only in a handful of states and are the state bird of Oklahoma! 

I'm in N Texas and they are abundant here, mostly near water, but I see them on the power lines along the highway when the fields get mowed. They are very beautiful, and they use their scissored (split) tails like a rudder in flight.  Very cool to see!

...they actually do "on occassion" show up here in indiana.  and when they do show up here...it causes quite a stir.  (in reality...i "probably" have seen one before.  i lived in texas (el paso) for a few years...but i wasn't too much into birds back in my military years.)