i have a cooper’s hawk at the feeders who’s figured out how to maneuver through the ice-laden birch branches and steer the mourning doves into my window! it’s captured two so far; a little junco hit yesterday, but was spared for the larger meal.  i brought it inside for a few minutes, and it finally recovered. for those of you who don’t know me, i have a "kiss list” bird checklist that includes planalto hermit hummingbird, laysan albatross and tristram’s storm-petrel, but juncos are still a favorite. jenn

> On Dec 25, 2017, at 11:15 AM, laurel stavis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thanks, Jim. A lovely Christmas gift!
> And thanks for the close-ups of the slate-cored dark-eyed junco. That was the bird that had a near death experience with my window, not a purple finch!
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> On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Jim Block <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> Posted some photos of yard birds negotiating ice covered branches and the crusted ground.
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> https://www.jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/christmas-birds/ <https://www.jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/christmas-birds/>
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> Jim Block
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