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Maggie, aka 'SquirrelBane the Unstoppable'. Fourteen pounds of Hell on paws.

Maybe a young Nutmeg Mannikin molting into adult plumage?

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Nice photos! Here are some of mine... Lesser Goldfinches: Pine Siskin: Also this treat (Northern Goshawk):

1-2. Marbled Murrelet 3. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4. appears to be a Yellow-rumped Warbler 5. Swainson’s Thrush 6. Dark-eyed Junco 7. not sure, probably another murrelet

I believe this a domestic mallard that is bred for the "crest" on the top of the head. aka Crested Mallard

Boy am I dizzy! Maybe I should not have gone around that tree so many times...

Swainson's Hawk in all the hawk photos (long, lean appearance, white throat, significant band on tip of tail). The sparrow is a messy Golden-crowned Sparrow.

New PFP!!!! NSHR that I found today.

I edited it before you posted. I agree with subspecies too.

Northern Shrike in Chesterfield, MO.

1. Marbled Murrelet 2. Marbled Murrelet 3. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4. Yellow-rumped Warbler 5. Swainson’s Thrush 6. Dark-eyed Junco 7. pass (probably another Murrelet)

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Welcome to Whatbird! The solid blue-green head says Mallard lineage. The white neck and breast says this bird is a domesticated Mallard species. Think of domestic mallards like dog breeds, which are domesticated wolves. Let's see what some other people think.

https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration-spring-2020-map.htm

This is a second-year male American Redstart. Full adult plumage starts coming in during their 2nd fall and is on full display by the following Spring.

I believe the heavy black trailing edge of the wings makes it an adult. These pictures aren't at a good angle to see the top of the tail. It seems like a possibility for a "Northern", abieticola, given the location. The markings underneath are heavy, the throat is mostly dark, and I can kind of convince myself that there are rufous "dribbles" connecting the dark head to the belly-band. But I'm not making any guarantees. Anyway, I'd call it a light morph. An intermediate would be darker than that, and you're unlikely to see one around there.

Right on schedule! Welcome little ones...

Little something ,something

Lesser Goldfinch perched on thin air Goldfinches..B. Phoebe...02-21-2014 by Wayne J Smith, on Flickr

NOOOO!

The last photo looks round-headed and bug-eyed to me.

Young female Sharp-shinned Hawk for me because of the blotchy orange streaks on the breast and belly, thin legs, and steep forehead. The vertical streaking on the breast, streaked head/neck, and pale eyes make this a young bird.

You're asking whether it's really abieticola? Seems reasonable to me based on what the photographer noted, though I'm not an expert at all.

Looks good to me. That's as prominent a 'belly band' as I've seen. Nice Northern. I gotta get me one of those.

Near-adult Golden Eagle

Agree with Coopers

It would really help if you gave more specific locations. Alaska is a big state. #5 looks like a Kittiwake to me. #2 and #4, with the large windows in P9 and P10, and the small bill, look like Mew Gulls.

Agreed with Northern adult, for reasons given by Jerry

Brewer’s Blackbird

I would guess it's an escapee or a released pet. I'm not sure what kind. Maybe a Society Finch.

Thanks for the great article everyone, helps a lot! Thanks, I was focusing too much on coloration and not enough on body shape.

http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/ID-EAGRvHOGR.html

The thick neck and gradual-sloping forehead forming a peak at the back of the head make these Horned Grebes. Here's an article by our very own Tony Leukering: https://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/26.pdf

Too bad these weeds got in the road of this picture of a Northern Shoveler, which otherwise would've been a super photo. Still not terrible...

That was my first impression too.

Hard to tell, but I’d probably call these Trumpeter.

This is indeed a leucistic American Robin. Leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in a bird or animal. It's not quite albinism, which is the the complete loss of pigmentation.

Welcome to Whatbird! I'd say the beak is too narrow for a bunting. But I'm no good at these abnormally plumaged birds. American Robin?

That is just a way to push a thread to the top of the forum, so that hopefully someone can ID it.

Brewer's Brewer's Vesper Brewer's Vesper and Brewer's Cassin's is ruled out in pic #3 by the entire length of the outermost tail feathers being white -- Vesper.

Gray Catbird-6994 by peter spencer, on Flickr

You can even drill large holes in the log itself and pack the suet into them.

Those Mallards, always some weird behaviour going on. Better take a closer look.