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25 March 2011

Scientists see beauty in everything

Yet another reason why I love xkcd. (and slime molds too - they really are quite cute!)

Yard Bird List 2010-11

Northern Cardinal
Red-breasted Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Blue Jay
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
House Sparrow
Purple Finch
White-throated Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Carolina Wren
Mourning Dove
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Creeper
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
White-capped Sparrow

Accipiter sp. - Had a gray back, was stalking feeder birds in our neighbor's back yard! Could be a Cooper's or Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Close-encounter Accipiter out our back door: Cooper's Hawk. This one looked like a juvenile. It had different coloration from the first Accipiter I saw.