I need help identifying a bird.
jackieg51
9 years ago
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sparky_10
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A helpful bird link. use to identify birds of the PNW
Comments (3)No problem. I just noticed spotted toehees about 2 months ago. My 4 year old likes "talking" to them. I had to find a site that had the sound they make to figure out what they were. That's how I stumbled across this one. BTW, here's a clickable version. I messed up and didn't put it in the first post Here is a link that might be useful: birdweb.org...See MoreUnidentified Pest! Need Help Identifying so I can Stop it!
Comments (6)Thanks everybody. I did some searching for common repelants for lettuce feasting insects and came up with garlic and pepper as commonly being effective. I may also look into using BT, though I'd prefer to stick with stuff I have around my house while I can. I do think it's some sort of insect, I still havent been able to observe anything though. I feel like if it were some sort of rodent there would be some kind of trace left behind, a whole or disturbance in my netting, footprints, trampled seedlings, something, none of which I've observed. It's not the whole plant that's being eaten, just the two leaves of the seedling with the stalk left there still standing, which quickly dies with no photosynthetic surface. I'm going to keep applying a garlic and pepper spray every 3-5 days and see how that works. Since I applied it Saturday I havent noticed a significant decline in the # of seedlings, so perhaps it's having some effect....See MoreHelp in Identifying Pair of Birds
Comments (7)This past weekend my son and his wife came down. As I was showing them around in the garden and orchard, we got fussed at by the killdeer pair. We must have gotten near their nest. One was close to us yelling, and the other one was over a bit doing the wing thing. We had just seen the one who was fussing and as I was explaining to them about the wing thing, my son said look, and the other one was doing the wing thing. It was very interesting to say the least, and impressed my son and his wife!...See MoreHelp needed identifying unusual bird
Comments (3)I checked your MyPage, but didn't find your location. The only lapwing that frequents the US is the Northern Lapwing, but the bird in your photo more closely resembles a Southern Lapwing, from S. America...See Morejackieg51
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