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7 pointsBeep Beep
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5 pointsA Raven about to start bothering a Golden... Nice rufuous-y intermediate Ferruginous Hawk.
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3 pointsWhite-throated Sparrow by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr
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2 pointsGBH Japanese Garden Ft Worth TX by johnd1964, on Flickr
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1 pointI got a half of a magpie! The top and bottom!
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1 pointCommon Goldeneyes are known for their distinctive whistling sound; I think that at least some of the others on my list have a more whirring sound.
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1 pointThese are some ducks that I know that have a whistling/rattling sound during takeoff or in the air: Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye Common Merganser
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1 pointAAB's page for Hooded Merganser suggests Bufflehead, and Bufflehead suggests the larger goldeneyes, although more so in breeding plumage. The range is good for all. I can't address the wing sounds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/id
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1 pointAnd I assume that you meant "Rough-legged," as Northern Rough-winged Swallow is long gone for winter.
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1 pointDark morph (rufous is intermediate morph and has a black belly band contrasting with rufous chest and vent area)
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1 pointAmericans usually have pink legs and feet at this time of year. https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/59.pdf
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1 pointNot female-type, it is a female House Sparrow. Males look like females only in the nest and shortly after fledging. They quickly attain male plumage. House Sparrow is not a member of the New World family of sparrows (Passerellidae), but of the Old World family that was originally called sparrows (Passeridae).
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1 pointYes, Harris's is ruled out by the long wings (extending to tail tip), as that species, being essentially non-migratory, has relatively short wings. Additionally, the tail's color pattern is reversed fro that of Harris's. However, this could be a dark morph of either Red-tailed or Ferruginous hawks, and that's as precise as I can be, given the photos.
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1 pointimmature male Lesser Scaup https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/21.pdf http://cowyebird.blogspot.com/2018/02/greater-scaup-ebird-problem-child.html
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1 pointWhat points away from a Herring? I think I'd need more photos to really be sure. Considering it's winter on Georgian Bay Herring is more likely, but not definitive at all.
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1 pointMourning Dove versus White-crowned Sparrow. By far the most obvious difference is in the vocalizations, after that it gets trickier.
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1 pointWhy not ask odd dark juv Snow Goose?
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1 pointLooks like a dark morph Red-tail rather than Harlan’s, but not sure.
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1 pointMy Cackling versus Canada My favorite as it looks like he has bodyguards
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