What kinda birds are these
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native sparrows in the US. Song sparrows I believe. 2nd one is a mourning dove, also a US native.
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Around here, it's European House Sparrows and Starlings only, Crows with a license or to control them from crop damage.
Mourning Doves have a season, hunt dates: Sept. 1–Nov. 29, from one half-hour before sunrise to sunset. Limit: Daily bag limit is 15; possession limit 45.
Mourning Doves have a season, hunt dates: Sept. 1–Nov. 29, from one half-hour before sunrise to sunset. Limit: Daily bag limit is 15; possession limit 45.
Above posts are correct. If you see Doves with a lateral black band around back of neck those are Collared Doves, an invasive species and fair game. Mourning Doves have to be in season to be taken.
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The first and second are white crowned sparrows, not too prevalent.....they eat the peanut butter off of my bait station! They are larger and rounder than HOSP's, very cool species, NON INVASIVE species, please do not shoot these. They are usually very skittish but have gotten used to me plinking in my back yard and stay around as I plink away.
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1&2 are white crowned sparrow, native to CA.
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3 is mourning dove, also native and have season here in CA.
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White-crowned Sparrow Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
White-crowned Sparrows appear each winter over much of North America to grace our gardens and favorite trails (they live in parts of the West year-round). The smart black-and-white head, pale beak, and crisp gray breast combine for a dashing look – and make it one of the surest sparrow...
www.allaboutbirds.org 3 is mourning dove, also native and have season here in CA.
Mourning Dove Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove that’s common across the continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp...
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Yes they are 'white crowned sparrows' do NOT shot them, please,
here in Nebr I have White crowned sparrows , Harris sparrows , Tree sparrows and House sparrows,, well I used to have lot of house sparrows, cat food now ,,,but rarely get HS anymore, but when I do,,, pop with a pcp
I have a bird ID book at the ready on my coffee table.
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here in Nebr I have White crowned sparrows , Harris sparrows , Tree sparrows and House sparrows,, well I used to have lot of house sparrows, cat food now ,,,but rarely get HS anymore, but when I do,,, pop with a pcp
I have a bird ID book at the ready on my coffee table.
Birds of Nebraska Field Guide|Paperback
Learn to Identify Birds in Nebraska!Make bird watching in Nebraska even more enjoyable! With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area....
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We have a bunch of finches that intermingle with the HOSP here in Missouri. I've got to the point of playing it safe and only shooting the male HOSPs since they're so easy to identify.
Grackles and starlings I shoot male or female, I don't discriminate on them for how they identify sexually.
Grackles and starlings I shoot male or female, I don't discriminate on them for how they identify sexually.
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They're considered migratory birds, so shotgun only, like waterfowl.
I have an app called Merlin Bird ID that I use when hunting and want to know what bird I'm seeing or hearing(it can record and recognize calls).
It works really well and is free.
It works really well and is free.
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Until you have a mockingbird, or even better, a brown thrasher. They make so many calls its crazy. The thrashers are very entertaining. I have 2 mated pairs living in my honeysuckle/English ivy on my fence row, and they just sing all day. They even have calls for birds from other continents that they can't possibly have had contact with in the modern age.
Never even seen a brown thrasher till I started eliminating grackles and starlings in my yard. After 2 years of doing that, the first couple showed up. Hoping I can get more, I like them alot.
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Definitely a NO.
White-Crowned Sparrows are in this list...FYI..
If you look through the list, you will be surprised what's in there.
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GRRackles are on the no shoot list,,, but I still do not like them big school yard bullies around my feeders
"GRACKLE, Boat-tailed, Quiscalus major
Common, Quiscalus quiscula
Greater Antillean, Quiscalus niger
Great-tailed, Quiscalus mexicanus"
"GRACKLE, Boat-tailed, Quiscalus major
Common, Quiscalus quiscula
Greater Antillean, Quiscalus niger
Great-tailed, Quiscalus mexicanus"
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