Leaderboard

I was at a bird banding yesterday in Lake Jackson Texas when this Barred Owl was caught in the misting nets (extremely rare occurrence). They brought the owl back to the banding station and banded it. Was amazing to witness.

Red-winged Blackbird by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

I can't drive 55, what makes them think 30 will do?

Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Augusta, GA; today. I saw my first Common Yellowthroat but he was too fast for me to get photos. I did get this Yellow Warbler and a couple of Bobolinks!

Looks like he's molting. Birds molt the same feathers on either side of their tail, at the same time, so when they get to the inner feathers it can make the tail look notched. (Agreed with SOSP)

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.

My best guess is drab Pine Warbler.

Cattle Egret with dragonfly Cattle Egret with lunch by johnd1964, on Flickr

Yes, they can be tricky when high overhead and lighting not favorable. Agree on the immature Bald Eagle. Note the white 'armpits' aka wingpits and the white band along lower end of tail. These are telltale signs of a young Bald. A young Golden will have white areas concentrated further up the wing at the base of the primaries, and at the base of the tail. An adult will be brown overall, with somewhat paler flight feathers visible in good lighting.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has lunch...

Swamp Sparrow.

Seen yesterday on the coast near Pescadero Beach just south of San Francisco. I suppose it's a Song Sparrow, but I'm a little confused by the tail which is notched. Cornell says that the tail should be rounded. Thanks for your help.

I think they molt from the center out, which would explain why the remaining tail feathers are rather ragged at the ends.

Looks like a Brewster's Warbler (Golden-winged / Blue-winged hybrid) to me.

Confirmed.

Really!!! And I agree with Tree.

Yup!

Happy Resurrection Day! Happy Easter!

Ok, cool. I can see that now. I got the bill shape wrong. It just threw me off because they appeared larger than the other Lesser Goldfinches I have seen in the area. Thanks guys. Learn something new every day.

Probably just a 2nd year male or just a late molting male.

Lark Sparrow. That facial pattern is pretty distinctive.

Agree with Pine Warbler.

Agreed.

Maybe Blackburnian Warbler.

I believe it is a White-eyed Vireo.

Northern Flicker, yellow-shafted ?

Definitely for the foreground bird. Less sure about the background bird, but I’d still lean Greater.

I second that, Marbled Godwit

Looks good to me!

No, Barn Swallow fledglings have yellow gapes.

Heron Yoga

Red-Tailed Hawk out hunting this morning.

1. Yes 2. Dowitcher sp. 3. Fox Sparrow, I believe 4. Pacific Wren, by range 5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet l 6. Ditto 7. Yellow-rumped Warbler 8. Common Loon 9. Not sure on age, but yes to WC Sparrow

Prairie Warbler by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Chestnut Sided Warbler Anhauc NWR 4-14-19 Chestnut Sided Warbler Anhauc NWR 4-14-19 by johnd1964, on Flickr

Yellow Grosbeak. ? Photo Credit: Wikipedia / Arjan Haverkamp

Into shape--oh, you have an ID question? Yes, those are American Pipits.

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher, first of year by hbvol50, on Flickr

I didn't know Red-headed Woodpeckers would make holes to stash acorns in like an Acorn Woodpecker _91A5752 by chipperatl2, on Flickr Osprey 691A3652.jpg by chipperatl2, on Flickr