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Canada Warbler confirmed (not Canadian).

The reverse, actually.

I could care less Okay, so the Yellow-Crowned extend farther. I've never (knowingly) seen either in flight, just perched. Thanks!

I think Northern Waterthrush as well (which is not a thrush but a warbler).

August 10, at Potter's Marsh near Anchorage on my cross-continent drive. I saw a group of magpies hassling a merlin. The merlin took off directly at me and I got this picture. Unfortunately, the camera focused on the magpie, but I think it is still a pretty cool action shot. Here is an earlier picture that shows the merlin better.

I'm almost finished wading through 8 years of photos for upload to eBird. I've requested ID help on several, but I haven't felt the slightest trace of guilt and not a morsel of remorse.

Great Kiskadee Benson State Park 4-18 Great Kiskadee Benson State Park 4-18 by johnd1964, on Flickr

This is an immature European Starling that is molting into nonbreeding adult plumage.

I like Western.

Gray belly and no orange on the sides of the neck - looks like a Western Bluebird to me.

Looks right to me.

Agree and All About Birds says "Birds in fresh fall plumage show faint yellow on the belly and whitish edging on the folded wing feathers." Maybe the camera kicked up the yellow a bit automatically?

The weak wingbars, medium-length primary projection, brown color, and overall shape look better for Eastern Phoebe.

I like Tennessee Warbler here.

Hmm, possibly a Tennessee.

https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/20.pdf

It is certainly molting into adult plumage, but European Starlings, as adults, molt only once per year, thus they don't have any other plumage (that is, "breeding" plumage = "non-breeding" plumage in the species).

@Tony Leukering Thank you - I will never, ever look at a building the same way again. We're fighting the good fight but man, it's been heart wrenching.

Apparently not all of them... http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com/v/warblers/nashville_warbler/nashville_warbler_F5R5280.jpg.html

Those aren't pintails, the shape and color pattern are both wrong. Domestic Mallards, as The Bird Nuts said.

EXCELLENT! If only more building owners would do something like this AND THEN GET THE DATA POOLED ON A LARGE SCALE AND HAVE IT ANALYZED.

Okay, then. All vireos have blue-ish legs, a feature matched by very few other passerines (essentially equal to "songbirds;" all birds from flycatchers to the end of the taxonomic order, which is followed, generally, in field guides -- though beware books that put swifts with swallows -- the former are not passerines). Orioles as a group form one of those exceptions. Any warblers with such a strong head pattern would have wing bars. Leg and bill colors are excellent ID cues ignored by many birders; pay attention to them. https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/59.pdf https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/56.pdf https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/57.pdf https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/54.pdf https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/13.pdf https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/17.pdf https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/24.pdf

Greater Yellowlegs flocks tend to be small and individuals within the flocks to be fairly dispersed. Lessers fly in large flocks that are relatively tight. Not tight like peep/Dunlin/Sanderling/etc. flocks, but tight for yellowlegs. Also note that the legs look very long and seem to extend well beyond the tail.

Charlie - I work for Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in Overland Park, Kansas. Since January 1, 2018 we have been collecting and logging window strikes on our campus. This form was created by the project manager and we log all the results in iNaturalist.org https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/jccc-bird-collision-study We'll use the data to mitigate the strike areas. The deceased birds are then put in bags, frozen and turned over to Kansas University.

This one didn't like me sneaking up behind it, so it decided to keep an eye on me. It must have thought I looked a little shady because it decided to keep two eyes on me.

It is a Waterthrush. I'm not sure which but leaning Northern.

Thank you, HamRHead, they are such beautiful little ducks! And they have eluded me up until this sighting.

On my cross continent drive, I got pictures of roughly 50 different mammals. Big ones: Little ones: And some unusual ones (mink):

The first are indeed Wood Ducks. I am not familiar with the second. No worries on the old photos. Sightings never expire.

Thanks hbvol50, I think/hope so too. Both lifers. Gosh I feel kind of guilty listing 2 year old sightings..

Here's a thought: with 10,000 + species of birds in the world, we're all noobs!

But there are so many pins now! I wonder if there could be one pin that would link to a separate pin page. But the idea here is a good one--a resource guide for recommended field guides, desk references, apps, and websites. The Warbler Guide is one resource I would recommend. Both the book and the app are great. I have one complaint about the app, however in that you can't zoom in on the photos. This might not matter as much on a tablet but on a small phone screen it would be a helpful feature.

First fall Red-eyed Vireos can still have rather dark eyes. In a plumage this complete a Black-whiskered should show at least some sign of the trademark whiskers.

It's possible that this particular bird lost it's tail to a predator and the new tail feathers haven't grown in yet. If a cat, for example, grabbed the bird by just the tail, the bird may lose it's feathers but still escape with it's life. Not sure of the likelihood of that happening but it sounds quite plausible in my head.

The bird is facing the camera--we can see its underparts and wings. Some of the undertail coverts are visible below the branch.

I think you got them both correct

@Evie12, you might want to consider a newer field guide, for a couple of reasons. One is that the range maps for many species have changed greatly since 1977. Another is that some species have had their names changed by the ornithology agencies that manage these things. (Farewell, "Rufous-Sided Towhee" ) You might also find it helpful to search the internet for birding groups in your area. You'll get better faster by spending field time with experienced birders. Many groups hold weekly or monthly walks in local areas. Either way, have fun!

The streaking on the flanks of House is outside the purple color on the underparts.

Crissal Thrasher- a new one for me!

Wild Turkey by Greg Miller, on Flickr

Not from today, but I just uploaded them. VERY sleepy Great Horned Owl Comma sp. : Boisduval's Blue (I think) Thicket Hairstreak: Western Side-blotched Lizard: Adorable Ground Squirrel: And finally, lifer Spruce Grouse:

Anhinga-cestry.com 23andChickadee.com

This is an Olive-sided. Very dark, large bill, white throat, and short tail.