Although this weeks bird does not
normally range west of the Rocky Mountains or north of southern
Arizona/California, many of you might know what it is because it is
one of the most photographed birds in North America and one of the
most popular yard birds in it's range. They are very common in the
South East and there is a pair in almost everyone's back yard. There
have only been a couple of records of this bird straying into Oregon
and I am not sure if they have been accepted by the Oregon Birds
Record Committee. They do not seriously migrate and many stay in the
cold northern climates all winter so it is apparent they could stand
most everything Oregon could throw at them, so I always wonder why
they have not expanded their range to include the Northwest. I can
only hope. At any rate I get to enjoy them while I am traveling here
in the east.
This video is of the female, I have
also included a still of the male that I took last year in Arizona. In the video at about the one
minute point, you can hear her start making her call note. There is
also a Blue Jay calling somewhere in the background through most of
the video.
Enjoy the bird of the week and I hope
you all get to see one someday. We are now starting to turn back
west and will wind our way through the mid section states of Kansas and Colorado hoping for some
fairly rare birds and maybe another life bird. Stay tuned and happy
birding.
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