has been seen in the eastern part of ohio near the ohio river. just curious as to what bird it is.
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It sounds like it may be a red-winged or tri-color-winged blackbird. Those are fairly identifiable though, so perhaps it was a towhee or tanager of some sort? \n\nHave you looked at any birding sites or books to try and ID the bird? Try www.whatbird.com.
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Ravens and all birds are considered to be messengers. As I speak there are 4 outside picking up the deer corn. Do I consider this a message. No. But last year one came and sat on the top of the gazebo and wouldn't shut up. Very annoying. About an hour later the phone rang. My daughter had just been rushed into the hospital in premature labor. What's really great about the ravens is they have a plan. About 10 or more get together and each has it's own job. One takes one road and the other ones have thier own road to monitor. When one finds food, they call to the next one, which calls to the next one and pretty soon all of them are there eating. Owls on the other hand are considered messengers of death or soon to be dead. So watch those hooters. Oh, and usually if you see an eagle, a raven is not far away. Well, where I live anyway. I just answered this ? yesterday. Now as i sit here typing, there's a Bald Eagle sitting out on the ice in front of our house. And inching closer. The only thing I can figure is, the ravens were here yesterday eating. If he's bringing a messenger... This has never happened before. Maybe I should go out there. Oh...he's walking this way!! For true.
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i've never seen or heard of that but i'll guess a spider.
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If it's a medium-sized, rather ugly mottled black/brown bird that congregates in the evenings to form a roost community then it may be grackles.  They have no song, just a rather raucous squawking call and when they gather by the hundreds in the trees nearby, they are a nuisance of the first order.  Much worse than pidgeons.  We have them in Texas and I believe that at different times of the year they plague most of the US.
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The male bird is usually brighter color.
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What's so mythy about a red winged black bird? They are all over the place.
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They must have escaped from someone - they are not native to America.  They may have been adopted by the starlings, so they will probably survive. They don't usually live in such cold climates though. Help them by feeding them through your bird feeder.  Just out of curiosity what colour are they???
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Sounds like you saw a painted bunting.\nHere's a pic http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Painted_Bunting.html
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It is, but its just not news worthy anymore. Here in the UK the DEFRA are still monitoring birds that have died suddenly, particluarly wild birds such as swans and ducks.
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Its a Red-Headed Agama native of Africahttp://exoticpets.about.com/library/photogallery/blph_rept25.htm
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Emu \nerr a few more here: http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/e.htm
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Cardinals, goldfinches (one of my favorites), house wrens, red-headed woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, nuthatches (can't remember which ones), and lots of little rosy finches, mourning doves, and sparrows.\n\nInteresting side note: We have a pair of sharp-shinned hawks in our neighborhood that periodically come hunt at our feeder. I have twiced witnessed one of the hawks chase down a sparrow and catch it in mid-air. It is sad and i hate losing song birds, but it is a truly awesome sight to see this large bird nab a quick little sparrow out of mid air.
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Mountain Blue Bird is the only thing that looks similar in my Audubon Bird Guide to the Western Region.  \n\nhttp://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?fr=FP-pull-web-t&p=Mountain%20Bluebird
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Here is a site that may help you. See if the pic of the grouse eggs matches your description.\n\nhttp://www.ronausting.com/birds/rgrouse.html
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YES!!  Vultures are everywhere in Georgia...I have seen several..They are the only bird that feed on dead prey.
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Sounds like a water strider:\nhttp://www.cirrusimage.com/bugs_water_strider.htm\nThese guys are very common in freshwater everywhere - even in salt water in mid-ocean. They might nip you if mishandled. \n\nIt might also be a whirligig beetle or another one of the aquatic beetles:\nhttp://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/wetland/wildlife/wild1.htm
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probably like any sea bird.. I know I live on the coast of an ocean and the birds poo is usually greenish/grey/with specks of white in it.. I guess depending on the fish or junk they ate prior to that..