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0 0 Common Redpolls (among others)

Common Redpolls (among others)

by bamaslackSaratoga Springs, New York, USA

A large irruption into the Saratoga area ...

0 0 Red Admiral Butterfly

Red Admiral Butterfly

by aiofeOntario, Canada

The irruption came to Milne as evidenced by ...

0 0 Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

by firebirder94Minnesota, USA

Medium sized, hawk like owl with a long tail and strong barring and speckling

1 4 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by Lucy MyotisMount Crawford, Virginia, USA

This bird us using highway signs, trees, and silos as roosts. It is also ...

0 0 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

4 4 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

3 2 Northern Hawk-Owl

Northern Hawk-Owl

by thundermakThunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

behavior. In winters of food scarcity, it

2 3 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by LoisStaceyTybee Island, Georgia, USA

Large white owl. Immature birds have dark spots over their bodies.

9 4 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

1 0 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by MelodyJOntario, Canada

A female (?) snowy owl.

0 0 Pine Grosbeak, (female).

Pine Grosbeak, (female).

by Fyn KyndMaine, USA

States. A large, unwary finch, it makes periodic winter

12 9 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

6 4 White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

by Tom15Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

irruptive in the winter in the northern ...

1 1 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by Rose Ciulla Chris LangilleSalisbury, Massachusetts, USA

states. Cyclic irrupting in numbers in ...

1 7 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by UrsulaLjubljana, Slovenia

White owl with black "stripes"

3 0 Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

by LoisStaceyNorth Augusta, South Carolina, USA

crop failure in the northern forests and there is no food available. A huge ...

2 0 Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

by CynthiaMHoriMount Pleasant, Utah, USA

during irruption years. When a flock ...

1 4 Common Redpoll

Common Redpoll

by carlk25Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

occasionally show up in large numbers as far south as the central U.S. During ...

6 1 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by intrinsic3141Fire Island, New York, USA

eastern coast this year in an irruptive ...

3 0 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

11 4 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by TylerGradenDelaware, USA

A Snowy Owl sitting on the dunes near Delaware Seashore State Park. The Snowy ...

18 9 Northern Hawk-owl

Northern Hawk-owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

The females of this species tend to be slightly larger than the male with a ...

31 6 Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

by Tom15Vermont, USA

behavior. In winters of food scarcity, it

8 4 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

9 8 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

24 12 Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large owl's size is partially attributable to its fluffy feathers. Still, ...

1 0 Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

by Noe and PiliIthaca, New York, USA

The Red-breasted Nuthatch is a small passerine, measuring 4.5 in (11 cm) in ...

2 3 Red-breasted nuthatch

Red-breasted nuthatch

by Maria dBCary, North Carolina, USA

The adult has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and ...

3 5 Pine Grossbeak

Pine Grossbeak

by galewhaleMaine, USA

Robin sized bird bulky. Female has mustard colored head with grey body, males ...

0 0 Red-whiskered Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul

by DebayanDebIndia

The Red-whiskered Bulbul is about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It has ...

10 3 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

This large, heavy owl is predominately white. Young males and females are ...

8 0 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by MartaPoludnikOntario, Canada

Rarely seen outside of the Arctic other than on the

6 3 Red-breasted nuthatch

Red-breasted nuthatch

by JifouRimouski, Québec, Canada

northeastern and western United States. Though often a permanent resident, it ...

3 1 Red-whiskered Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul

by ManojkumarRadhakrishnanThrissur, Kerala, India

Red-whiskered Bulbul sitting on eggs. I was visiting relatives and could spot ...

1 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

by Fyn.KMaine, USA

irruptive species. They may begin in early ...

1 2 Varied Thrush

Varied Thrush

by JellisCalifornia, USA

Related to the Robin, these Thrushes are mostly dark brown with burnt orange ...

0 0 Red-whiskered Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul

by philip.jiang深圳市, 广东, Paracel Islands

The Red-whiskered Bulbul is about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It has ...

6 2 Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

by NancyCrowdenAlaska, USA

Adults have a long forked black tail, black wings with white wing bars and a ...

2 0 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by RiverValleyRunnerNYC, New York, USA

This yellow-eyed, black-beaked white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 ...

3 0 Red-Whiskered Bulbul

Red-Whiskered Bulbul

by Yaniv and Sarit WainerRivière du Rempart, Mauritius

The red-whiskered bulbul is about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It has ...

4 2 Plum-headed finch

Plum-headed finch

by Single DQueensland, Australia

Male:- Mid-brown olive upper parts and wings. Upper tail coverts and rump are ...

3 1 Painted Lady

Painted Lady

by nexttogoneBandera, Texas, USA

AKA: Cosmopolitan, Thistle Butterfly Wingspan 5.1-7.3 cm. Life Cycle: ...

6 1 Snowy owl / harfand des Neiges

Snowy owl / harfand des Neiges

by Franky DSaskatchewan, Canada

This yellow-eyed, black billed white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 ...

25 19 Arctic Snowy Owl

Arctic Snowy Owl

by MarcelPepinDelta, British Columbia, Canada

This yellow-eyed, black billed white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 ...

2 0 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by EmilyUmbargerTraverse City, Michigan, USA

This yellow-eyed, black-beaked white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 ...

39 23 Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

by MarcelPepinDelta, British Columbia, Canada

This yellow-eyed, black billed white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 ...

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