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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    I was sitting here this morning in my DR in NNY way north of Syracuse and saw what I first thought was a Cardinal but quickly realized was a Taniger. The problem is that with the help of Goggle image, I have identified it as a Summer Tanager which should not be here vs. A Scarlet Tanager which, while rarely seen, do range into this area.
    Can a Summer Tanager ( male) be this far north? If so is he doomed if the weather doesn't break real soon?
    I noticed some similar type events when I lived near Hanford in the Tricities. Some years ago we started seeing animals that we had never seen before. "we" meaning the residents, of the area. The first shocker was the Blue Heron, then the Pelican, then small lizards. There was one other bird but I don't know what it is called. It suddenly appeared, they floated in the water much like ducks do, and they would dive under water for a really long time and then pop up way far from where they dove.

    I still remember the first time I seen the blue Heron it was quite shocking. We (me and family) were camping we had hiked back to some trout lake. When we got to the lake there was a giant blue heron he was like nothing I had ever seen before kind of like a dinosaur, so blue. He opened his wings to fly and that is when you could see how massive that bird was and he took flight. Not long after they were in the city too. It wasn't such a shock thereafter.

    So my thoughts are that things are changing and the animals are finding new homes.
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    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Turkeys aren't generally considered beautiful up close either, but Ben Franklin wanted them to be the national bird, instead of the bald eagle.
    OK. But that head?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    I noticed some similar type events when I lived near Hanford in the Tricities. Some years ago we started seeing animals that we had never seen before. "we" meaning the residents, of the area. The first shocker was the Blue Heron, then the Pelican, then small lizards. There was one other bird but I don't know what it is called. It suddenly appeared, they floated in the water much like ducks do, and they would dive under water for a really long time and then pop up way far from where they dove.

    I still remember the first time I seen the blue Heron it was quite shocking. We (me and family) were camping we had hiked back to some trout lake. When we got to the lake there was a giant blue heron he was like nothing I had ever seen before kind of like a dinosaur, so blue. He opened his wings to fly and that is when you could see how massive that bird was and he took flight. Not long after they were in the city too. It wasn't such a shock thereafter.

    So my thoughts are that things are changing and the animals are finding new homes.

    Sounds like you are describing a loon? Critters do show range movement. Our whole area used to have no appreciable Possum population, but they are around the southern portion of our area now. Other times, like Otters 15 years ago and T. Vultures before that the creature is "reintroduced" on purpose. That is probably more common here because we are in the Adirondacks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    Sounds like you are describing a loon? Critters do show range movement. Our whole area used to have no appreciable Possum population, but they are around the southern portion of our area now. Other times, like Otters 15 years ago and T. Vultures before that the creature is "reintroduced" on purpose. That is probably more common here because we are in the Adirondacks.
    I think you are right :) probably a loon. I looked at the images they did look similar to them. Ours were more scraggly looking and were all black and a bit smaller. The head looks the same. But maybe there are different variations. I don't know. You know many here on this site have given me that same name, surprised I didn't think of it myself. LoL
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    We have a neighborhood hawk. This morning it was sunning itself on one of my wall columns. When I got up to take a picture it noticed me immediately. With two or three seemingly effortless wing flaps it was up in the trees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    OK. But that head?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    I think you are right probably a loon. I looked at the images they did look similar to them. Ours were more scraggly looking and were all black and a bit smaller. The head looks the same. But maybe there are different variations. I don't know. You know many here on this site have given me that same name, surprised I didn't think of it myself. LoL
    There are at least 2 subspecies but also because of the partially submerged way the float the white can be hard to see sometimes. When you mentioned the distance they cover and time they stay down I immediately thought loons. Commorants are black, but I don't know them to be known for covering distance under water like the loon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    We have a neighborhood hawk. This morning it was sunning itself on one of my wall columns. When I got up to take a picture it noticed me immediately. With two or three seemingly effortless wing flaps it was up in the trees.

    This is the second time in a month.
    Wonderful, may I interpret this auspicious interaction for you? Ah yes, the hawk shows itself. This can be interpreted as a sign from heaven, that it is time to start the great civil war. It is as though it is a symbol representing, that the time is at hand. That is how it seems, but when you go get your camera with a few easy flaps he is out of sight. This second half can be interpreted as you having thought the time was right, but it was just out of your reach. The moment that you go to employ your great civil war it will disappear before your eyes, like the Guiado coup d'état.

    It can be interpreted as what seemed like the opportune time, would prove to not be a reachable goal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    There are at least 2 subspecies but also because of the partially submerged way the float the white can be hard to see sometimes. When you mentioned the distance they cover and time they stay down I immediately thought loons. Commorants are black, but I don't know them to be known for covering distance under water like the loon.
    The commorant looks a lot closer to the bird I am describing. It might be. The loon was a pretty bird.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Just AnotherPerson View Post
    The commorant looks a lot closer to the bird I am describing. It might be. The loon was a pretty bird.
    Yes they are, commorants belong in the sea. they are a plague in some inland water ways. Loons can pop up a couple of hundred yards and probably 2 minutes from where they went under. I have been very close to these great birds.

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