Blue tit brown thrasher bullock’s oriole – Wingscapes Birdcam Discovery Guide User Manual

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Blue Tit

Brown Thrasher

Bullock’s Oriole

W

AYNE ST

ARR

PAUL

F

AGALA

JEFF

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WINGSCAPES Backyard Bird Discovery Guide

About the bird:

A familiar bird

of European woodlands and gar-

dens, the Blue Tit is related to North

America’s chickadees and titmice.

Range:

Resident throughout much

of Europe.

About the photo:

This Blue Tit

paused during feeding for the camera.

Photographed by:

Wayne Starr

with a BirdCam 2.0.

About the bird:

These birds

are talented mimics, meaning they

imitate the sounds of other birds, just

like mockingbirds and catbirds.

Range:

Fairly common in summer

throughout eastern two-thirds

of U.S.; year-round resident in

southern U.S.

About the photo:

Thrashers

sometimes visit backyard feeding

stations for seed scattered on the

ground.

Photographed by:

Paul Fagala

with an Audubon BirdCam.

About the bird:

The Bullock’s

Oriole was once lumped together with

the Baltimore Oriole as a single

species: Northern Oriole.

Range:

Summers in western one-

third of U.S., north into Canada.

About the photo:

Placing a Bird-

Cam near a birdbath can be a great

way to capture multiple species in one

image. Here, a Bullock’s Oriole takes a

dip with a Western Bluebird.

Photographed by:

Jeff with a

BirdCam (original).

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