These two photos were taken about an hour apart earlier this month.    
   Although purists would ID these guys as a Tree Swallow and a Groundhog, what we have here in fact is a Ground Swallow and a Treehog. (Our apologies.)

   We shot this photo late one rainy day last week of a distant duck. We were thinking it was a Blue-winged Teal, but a sharp-eyed reader suggested a female Greater Scaup. (Sounds good to us; thanks, Rosemarie.) Any other theories?
   Other Tuesday Teasers are here. As we get into bird-banding season, we'll try to ramp up this feature again.

    The Northern Shrike can be seen anywhere within a half-mile of the Retention Pond on Disposal Road, but we see the little dude tucked away along the barbed-wire Cyclone fence around the pond. He can easily hang out in there and go unnoticed.

    So we thought we'd show you a typical view of the shrike in his semi-typical spot, and see if you can find him. (He is believed to be a male because he is the biggest Lyndhurst crooner since Lou Monte.)

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    The past few months, we've seen these guys mostly from the distance. Because of duck-hunting season, they are extremely skittish.

   We got this shot and a few others when a pack of gulls drove them off one of the impoundments at Harrier Meadow last month.

    Who are they?

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   They can't all win beauty pageants.

   Who's this guy? Caught him posing a while back near the Transco Trail.

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       Who's this guy, photographed this past fall during our bird banding program?

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  We saw this guy in October on the Saw Mill Creek Trail.

  We narrowed it down to two possibilities right away, then decided on one.

  Is it a House Finch or Purple Finch?

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  Who is this sparrow, who was popping up a lot of places in the region last month? (This is a toughie, but they can't all be cardinals.)   :- )

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      Can you identify this guy?  He has been moving through the region in recent weeks, and was photographed yesterday in DeKorte.

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   The feathers on this little guy's head should be a tip-off.

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