Good video badgerland birding !🔥

My intro to these "goofy" birds was figuring out last year what was making noises in the mostly windowed mud room at the rear of my house. I was surprised to see a bird flying around and landing in different places around the room hitting its beak each time. This could go on for hours. I thought it was the same guy that came last year. Maybe an old friend coming back in bird from. I noticed today a bunch of them in the backyard but the behaviour I notice is just one bird at a time. Maybe it is the same one. Must think the room is a big feeder. I'm in Mississauga, Ontario. Seems like they moving this way the last few years.

LOVE that place :) I was there in May of this year (24') and I got a ton of shots of Red Faced Warbler (lifer) as well as my lifer Plumbeous Vireo :) I'd love to go back. Still need Virginia's and Olive Warbler... Heard both, but saw neither. Great video guys :) Thank you :)

I have a house type feeder that is mounted on a wooden platform that allows me to put suet cakes at either end. I have had a problem with crows landing on the roof,and reaching down at the ends of the roof to quickly strip the suet cakes. Finally solved it by putting roof extensions at the ends of the roof,which makes it impossible to reach down and steal suet. There is nowhere for them to perch to steal suet at the house ends. Best part is that I attached the extensions with hot glue,which lasts practically forever.

Thanks for your review. I can’t use binoculars because of my astigmatism. Your explanations gave me the info I need to be an informed shopper without going crazy looking at everything on the internet.

On the farm, house sparrows and starlings were also known as targets.

Bluejays are bullies to grackles and crows. Anyone who lives in an area where common grackle have taken over will want to attack Bluejays with whole shelled peanuts. Common grackles are a real problem for anyone who wants to feed birds without spending a small fortune on discarded bird seed or expensive anti-grackle feeders. The fact that the bird feeder industry even makes anti-grackle feeders and they're the most expensive, deserved grackle as the top pest of birds.

The American Oystercatcher is such a pretty bird and is a true sign of the beginning of spring along the NY-New England shoreline. I enjoy listening to the Willet's song, esp during calm, comfy evenings in the spring before the temperatures begin to heat up and mosquitoes hatch.

I listened to a couple barred owls the other night, they sound just like monkeys lmao.. I even caught one in an astro hyperlapse I recorded back in October, but was only able to get it's silhouette as it perched on my next door neighbor's trampoline lol. Ive been trying to catch it on camera again, ever since, but nothing yet.

Maybe I missed thiis, but how exactly am I supposed to shoo these unwanted birds away?

So glad yall got the fan tailed!! Feels good to not leave empty-birded.

The Fan-tailed Warbler is so pretty! Always fun to see you guys get new species!

Well how do you stop them!?

You're absolutely correct. I try to feed my native birds because of the influx of non natives which congregate in large flocks. 50 years of befriending birds allow me to observe all the 5 most unwanted bird species in this video. Since house sparrows take over nests and kill other birds, they proliferate faster than our natives.

Such a beautiful bird. They're quite common here in El Salvador 🕊️

If you have an iPhone (idk about other phones), the regular photo app can identify birds, animals, insects, and flowers. Just open up a pic and if it has identified what the bird is, the “i” icon at the bottom will show a bird icon and you can tap on it for more info. It’s usually very accurate but depends on how clear your photo is.

Although I am an European (Dutch) birder, I very much appreciate your videos...! I have seen some 350 species in the U.S., but not the terrific three species shown in this video...!

It was on my foot 😄 hey guys hope your holiday season is a good one and thanks 🙏

"black, meaning large, loud and somewhat aggressive" LMAO

Thank you both for this very nice video! Is the fan tailed warbler related to the Robin we have here in the US? It looks a lot like it!

I got to come across a fan-tailed warbler in manzanillo Colima, it was flocking with much larger groove-billed ani, a good look at that commensal feeding behavior. I'm pretty sure I caught a glimpse of a tropical parula as well, but it was at a time when a ferruginous pygmy-owl was just a few meters away and I was very distracted. Fabulous experiences

I agree with your assessment of the Vesper sparrow, it is fairly "plain", with not many distinctive field marks, the eye ring, and that "plain" look, but those chestnut lesser coverts are pretty distinctive.

beautiful birds. my country also has many beautiful birds. 1 like from Vietnam

As a young birder (new to birding not young in chronological years) I was 100% sure I would never learn the subtle differences between warbler species. Now with some experience under my belt, they are not nearly so daunting. I may never have the opportunity to personally see one but of the three you featured I think my favorite is the Fan-tailed.

Blue Jays are the worst

Re the Fan-tailed Warbler, I’ve been right where you were, and thankfully I found someone who had seen it before-otherwise, it really is like following a pirate treasure map. It came out and did a little dance for me about 5 minutes after I said to everyone around me, “I just want it to come around and do a little dance for me.” Crazy!

What was making that noise in the background at about 14:03? Sounds a bit like a goose, but not quite.

My last trip to the marsh just as i was leaving the boardwalk a prothonotary warbler landed right on the railing not 3 feet away from me. Absolutely my favorite place to go birding!

Great finds, all!

Congrats on the warblers! Made a trip down to south Texas last January & luckily saw all of these warblers & both becards & roadside hawk (plus lots of other lifers). The Fan-tailed wasn't even on our radar but it was initially reported while we were there so of course we had to try for it. Took 2 tries but we finally got it (& lots of chigger bites). Took a couple of tries for the tropical parula ( had a hybrid tropical/northern on our 1st attempt) & gray-collared becard too. We had the same unsatisfying looks at the golden-crowned warbler as you did. Tough bird!

Well done video!

Great episode! I was in Costa Rica recently and saw lifer warblers for me including: Tennessee, Buff-rumped, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated green & Black and white warblers. Cool birds!

Happy Holidays, ya'll! Thanks for the great stuff.

Great video. I hope to get over to the other side of The Pond again soonish. I'd be going ,"Lifer...Lifer...Lifer."

Good Morning 🌅 to you two brothers from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR. I have been enjoying your birding videos for at least half a year now, and I want you to thank both of you for interesting birds in and around America 🇺🇸. I hope you two will continue to search for new ‘LIFER’ on your bird lists. Wishing both of you lots of success and happiness in your birding journey and have a great Christmas 🎄 Season, and a prosperous New 2025 Year.

I love your adventures! Truly anxiety producing. LOL. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "you just missed it by 10 minutes." The story of my life. The good thing is, getting to see a rare bird makes up for that. You just never know what's going to show up in NJ. My most recent rarity was a LeConte's Sparrow at the end of October. I drove an hour and a half from Forsythe to hopefully see it. I missed out on one in Dec. of 2022 in PA. I was so glad I saw it because it wasn't seen again after the day I saw it. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! Oh, the Fan-tailed Warbler was my favorite of the three. Happy Holidays!

Yep, that’s the piece of styrofoam I stared at looking for the fan-tailed with no luck 😀. Did get the Becard, roadside and several other rarities so that was great. Look forward to what you’ll be bringing us next year.

Another great video, guys! The "green parrot" looks like a "Blue Crown conure."

Quite the hall! I pursued all of them this spring, I saw just about everything else, except those 3 warblers. About the only thing the Fan tailed spot provided was a million Deer tick nymphs.

Great video. Congrats the warblers. Are the parakits you saw introduced to Texas?

The fan-tailed warbler was my favorite. I've seen 22 species of warblers.

The little yellow greenish one looks exactly like the one that comes to my hummingbird feeder. Every winter. Oct to Feb. Gridley California.

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While native to our area. It seems Robins are the bullies in our yard. They gatekeep the space even tho they don't partake of anything at the feeders! I've not seen this behavior with the common grackles. Further I enjoy the grackles policing the squirrels when they're nesting. Plus the're beautiful. Re: house sparrows, there are elevator traps that can catch them so you can dispatch them so the natives can eat.

In Las Vegas ar my pond, we have grackle, pigeons, doves, sparrows, hummingbirds, and every so often, a coopers hawk.

They are trying to survive.

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I find the Bluejay to be the bully at my feeder. They will even swoop in and land but not eat just to keep the other birds away.

Bad idea introducing any bird into an environment it doesn't belong to, but especially a flock bird like the sparrow that will multiply very fast. Stupid people are to blame not the sparrow.

This is a rather mean-spirited narrative. As one who has hosted scores of birds at my feeder, I can say that many of the species you mention are migratory and opportunistic and do not make their home in a yard which already has many established species. They will eat and fly off after a few days. All of the birds which are black that you mentioned feed a few days and leave. We have bluejays who are skilled at sounding the alarm when birds of prey are nearby. They also give an "all-clear" screech when the yard is safe. They are referees and arbiters of disputes in our yard, which contains about 12 different species that overwinter here. We have old growth Oaks with many nests. We have had visits from most of these birds, but none has succeeded in overtaking our permanent populations.