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Savannah Sparrow and Eastern Kingbird- Bird-a-thon Wrap-up

Here are the rest of my pictures from Bird-a-thon in Winthrop.

Savannah Sparrow:
Eastern Kingbird:


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Dawn Fine said…
Sounds like it was a great Bird a thon for you..lots of birds!
Hey..do you want to join us for a birder blogger get together in Ma?
http://is.gd/Cc9x
May 21, 2009 at 7:23:00 PM PDT
Chris Petrak said…
bird-a-thons are such fun - you get the unexpected and miss the obvious. I remember one where I began to worry that by 4pm we still hadn't see a house sparrow or starling. I mean, those are gimmes
May 22, 2009 at 11:27:00 AM PDT
Anonymous said…
Oh my. You have some very special birds on this post. I have not seen them all here where I live in Ohio. Nice photography.

My Birds Blog
May 27, 2009 at 3:43:00 AM PDT
Larry said…
I'm a top commmenter-hooray-I finally won something! -Unlike when I visit the casino.-I like Eastern Kingbirds-very distinguished looking.
May 29, 2009 at 3:38:00 PM PDT
Birdinggirl said…
@Abe- thanks for the kind words and for stopping by!

@Larry- It's well-deserved- you were one of my earliest supporters! I agree- the way these kingbirds were perched on the tall grass gave them a very erect, regal posture. When I've seen them on logs at the river before they don't sit as tall.
May 31, 2009 at 7:48:00 PM PDT
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