March 5, 2026
The Sky’s the Limit for This Birder
Fewer than 500 people worldwide have reported seeing this African bird – a blue-moustached bee-eater. Photo by Marc Chelemer By…
I found this assortment of feathers last week under a raptor nest. How many can you identify? Any idea what the raptor is?
Diane Louie replied:
Blue Jay, Mourning Dove and Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) prey of a Screech Owl
I agree on the feathers, but since the nest was "open air" (which I did not disclose) and not a nestbox, I am thinking it was a hawk or a falcon nest. There are a few still-unidentifed feathers, particularly the one in the lower right.
(Thanks, Diane!)