Bird Identification

[konaluvr]

Is there anyone who can tell my what kind of bird this is?  I have a nest built under my patio cover and can't seem to find any  pics of this bird.  The nest was built about three weeks ago.  Thanks much

 

[Tall Trees]

This beautiful bird is an American Robin, how fortunate you are to have them nesting at your house.  We had several birds nest successfully at our house near the County Line including western bluebird, orioles and black birds.  I really did not care for the black birds since they are nonnative but last season a young oriole fell out of the nest in the yard and was quickly attacked by a Copper's Hawk.  The black birds swarmed the baby oriole protecting it from the hawk until my wife was able to put it back into the nest tree in a safe location.  Since that experience I do not mind the black birds hanging out for the nesting season. All of the birds were back again this season nesting in the same trees as last year and in some cases on the same braches.

[konaluvr]

Thanks so much for the info Tall Trees.  There are actually two of these birds tending the nest, I assume male and female.  I haven't heard any little chirps yet but it shouldn't be too much longer.

[konaluvr]

Here's a pic of the one baby I've seen.

[Tall Trees]

Wow konaluvr that is a great photograph of the nesting birds at your house, Thanks for sharing it with us.  This afternoon I turned on a sprinkler to water the small green lawn in my backyard and a adult American Robin immediately came over to take a bird bath under the sprinkler.  The whole time the bird was shuttering feathers under the water and picking off insects in the lawn.  I like having them around since they eat insects in the grass.

[part timer]

robins have a lovely voice or sound when the sing

[konaluvr]

This baby is really getting big

[FIGHT ON]

robins have a lovely voice or sound when the sing

For the past few weeks I've been hearing a few birds outside my window every morning and early evening.
Every day within minutes of 5 am they start to sing these soft chirping songs. Paradise! 
So I looked for them yesterday and found one way up in the trees. I was surprised to see a this red bird.
Is it a robin?
I don't have a super zoom lens so this is as close as I could get. at the bottom is another link that gets closer.



http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/12735768_G99dfN#!i=1909962621&k=6T7qpdH&lb=1&s=O
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/12735768_G99dfN#!i=1909967965&k=BFKvMH5&lb=1&s=O

[Tall Trees]

Hey FIGHT ON, I looked at your photographs of the bird way up in the tree and even took out my magnifying glass to take a closer look at the picture.  The bird in question has a large red breast as well as a big orange beak and a black head and a white circle around it's dark black eye.  This is certainly an American Robin adult bird and he or she must have been close to the nest in your tree.

[FIGHT ON]

Thanks Tall Trees.
It looks like one to me too. Any idea why it sings so much?

[AvocadoFlyer]

It's happy.

[konaluvr]

Well my baby robin has flown the nest.  I was away for 5 days and when I checked the nest, it was empty.  Interestingly, the inside of the nest looks like a mud bowl, very hard with dried plant material all around the outside.

[raven]

I have lived in this town since I was a child (am 50 now) and thought I knew all the bird sounds, but have been hearing a bird that I cannot place for the last three or four days.  Kind of  similar to a woodpecker but not, or maybe like a water bird but not --- waaa, waaa, waaa.  Any ideas? 

[FIGHT ON]

I have lived in this town since I was a child (am 50 now) and thought I knew all the bird sounds, but have been hearing a bird that I cannot place for the last three or four days.  Kind of  similar to a woodpecker but not, or maybe like a water bird but not --- waaa, waaa, waaa.  Any ideas?

get surfer dude to take a pic of it for you!

[raven]

I havn't seen it yet!  It's in the high tree tops (not a nutcracker).  An elusive something - driving me nuts!  Can't wait to figure it out!

[Joe Schmoe]

A Flicker, maybe?  But you probably know that one by now.  There have been a couple lately that I've heard from afar and couldn't identify.  And then there are the squirrel calls that always get me...

[raven]

I know both of those. Not it - but thanks!  That's why it's driving me nuts!   It's a high pitched sound I'm not familiar with and can't see the source.  Thanks for help!

[Tall Trees]

Hi Raven, To narrow down the possible identification you need to provide some additional information about this bird that you are hearing.  Do you hear it at night or during the day and approximately what time frames.  Please tell us what of part of the village you live in such as a street name or a general location.  Are you in town or on the outskirts?  We have to determine if this bird is a native species a nonnative species or a rare visiting bird.  The birds call that you mentioned as sounding like "waaa waaa waaa" sounds like it could be a Peacock that someone has as a pet. Does it sound like a baby crying for help?  If so it might be a Peacock.