All I See is The Bird’s Silhouette, What Should I Do Now?

All I See is The Bird’s Silhouette, What Should I Do Now?

All I See is The Bird’s Silhouette, What Should I Do Now?

What do you do when all you have to work with is the silhouette of a bird?

No colors, no sounds, no markings.

Master birders know that by learning bird behavior, combined with size and shape, you’ll tap in to one of the best ways to help distinguish one species from another.

Using behavior, size and shape as your clues, let me know which bird I was describing today?

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Are The Birds Talking To Us?

Are The Birds Talking To Us?

Are The Birds Talking To Us?

Of course they sing and make calls, but what about the ones that show up in your life at just the right moment or during a significant event?

What does that mean?   Anything?

Click on today’s video to hear Kristi share a story from one of her teachers, Gilbert Walkingbull, who taught her one possible meaning of sightings like this.

Leave a comment below to let me know what (if anything) you think Bernie’s little bird meant.

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Which Hawks Hover

Which Hawks Hover

Which Hawks Hover

Identifying birds of prey can be challenging!

Knowing which markings to look for is helpful, but its knowing the unique behavior patterns of a raptor where the real magic is.

Today I’ll talk about 3 helpful flight patterns that you are likely to witness hawks displaying.

Leave your best guesses below.

When you are ready to learn the answer, check www.birdmentor.com/answers in about a week.

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Who’s Wiser ~ Scrub Jay or Pinyon Jay

Who’s Wiser ~ Scrub Jay or Pinyon Jay

Who’s Wiser ~ Scrub Jay or Pinyon Jay

A few days ago a Corvid caused me to think a little bit more deeply about my life.

I thought I’d share that story with you today.

Leave a comment below and let me know what you think about this idea.

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How Important Is Behavior in Bird Identification?

How Important Is Behavior in Bird Identification?

How Important Is Behavior in Bird Identification?

What is the first thing you notice about a bird?

It’s markings, color, size, maybe its call.

Where in that list does bird behavior fall?

Leave a comment below and tell me what bird behavior you’ve noticed that stands out to you as unique.

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Does it Hop or Does it Walk? . . . . That is the question.

Does it Hop or Does it Walk? . . . . That is the question.

Does it Hop or Does it Walk? . . . . That is the question.

How often do you pay attention to the gait of a bird?  Does it really matter?

Yes!! Actually!!  Sometimes it can even mean the difference between …….

well, a sparrow & an uncommon species ;-).

Check out this week’s “Bird Walk” video to hear more about why this aspect of bird behavior is important, as well as a story about how one of my students wow’ed the rest of us during this year’s Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

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