BYC’s BirdTober Thread

[Bakbuk]

Ding ding ding!! That is, if it means what I think it means...

Ja. It's the banding code. Us birders love to use those instead of typing out the whole name.

 

[Bakbuk]

downy woodpecker, probably male. the males have a red dot on the back of their head.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

downy woodpecker, probably male. the males have a red dot on the back of their head.

Yep! I still have to actually color him.

Ja. It's the banding code. Us birders love to use those instead of typing out the whole name.

Oh, ok!

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Yep! I still have to actually color him.

Oh, ok!

so who won?

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

so who won?

Bukky got it first, so he does, I suppose. Uhhhh, he wins a photo of Bukky later today!

 

[Bakbuk]

Oh, ok!

See if you can figure these out (they're all common birds where you live)

BUOR
NOFL
EAKI
BHGR

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

See if you can figure these out (they're all common birds where you live)

BUOR
NOFL
EAKI
BHGR

Buff Orpington
North Florida
East Kentucky
Bhutan Greenbird


Ok, for real now
Bullock’s Oriole
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
I have no clue

 

[Bakbuk]

Buff Orpington
North Florida
East Kentucky
Bhutan Greenbird

Oh my goodness I DIED

BUFF ORPINGTON

Ok, for real now
Bullock’s Oriole
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
I have no clue

Bullock's Oriole
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Black-Headed Grosbeak

Gotta watch out for those three/four word names

 

[Bakbuk]

Oh my goodness I DIED

BUFF ORPINGTON

Bullock's Oriole
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Black-Headed Grosbeak

Gotta watch out for those three/four word names

Like Western Wood-Pewee (WEWP) or Greater White-fronted Goose (GWFG)

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Oh my goodness I DIED

BUFF ORPINGTON

Bullock's Oriole
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Black-Headed Grosbeak

Gotta watch out for those three/four word names

Buff Orps are very common around here. And yeah, Black-headed Grosbeak is a bit better than Bhutan Greenbird.

Like Western Wood-Pewee (WEWP) or Greater White-fronted Goose (GWFG)