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North American Bird ID and Education

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Lemmy should have a bird identification community. I am restricting this communitiy to identifications of North American (Costa Rica to Canada) requests only. I am happy to provide identifications where possible. If anyone is good with bot creation, we can incorporate that too. If you’re interested in moderating, let me know.

The icon features Canada geese and the cover photos features an azure-crowned hummingbird.

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There are several other communities where you can share snake images that don’t need an identification:

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As hawk watch locations across North America start hiring and counting migrating raptors, the raptors themselves are gearing up to head wherever. I've had the opportunity to see and photograph a lot of raptors in the past two years. The two common accipiter hawks, the sharp-shinned hawk (or "sharpie") and Cooper's hawk are often mistaken for one another. While the sharpie is usually considerably smaller than the Cooper's, size can be difficult to judge in the field. Sharp-shinned hawks often travel in pairs during migration.

I hope this graphic helps you to visualize some of the differences between these two species.

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