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FOY Blue-gray Gnatcatcher!
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If looks could kill!10 points
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Looks like a male Snowy Owl in a blizzard to me.7 points
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Guesses 1 and 2 were Willet. Guess number three was also Willet. ?5 points
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Seen this afternoon circling with 3 other hawks outside DeSoto NWR, southwest of Missouri Valley, Iowa. Didn't notice if the other 3 were the same as I concentrated on this bird--the closest one. Whatever it is, it's definitely unlike any other hawk I've ever seen here in the midwest. The last image is the closest I have to a topside shot. All my other pics are font or underside as it circled and got blown farther away.
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Or, "How would we know? If you find some, would you post their contact info for the rest of us?"4 points
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Horned Larks
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Both are indeed adult Horned Grebes. Breeding Eared Grebes would have spread-out golden feathers on the head, a thinner black neck, and a middle-peaked head. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Horned_Grebe/species-compare/650580613 points
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We have a crow family in our yard. Every time I try to take their pic, they scatter. They are very skittish. I will keep stalking them...3 points
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Calliope Hummingbird.3 points
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William, I would have thought with all this social distancing there would be some degree of privacy!! William, I still have a feeling we are being watched!
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Northern Mockingbird
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White-eyed Vireo by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr3 points
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Thanks a lot! Never expected to get a lifer like that in the yard haha. Put it on eBird, I'll see what my reviewer says bout it. https://ebird.org/checklist/S66793098 But it couldn't really be a whole lot else!2 points
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This thread is quite terrific. I am a bird parent but overy new to birding as an active engagement.These really help me find new readings to prepare. I have been on and off reading The Birder's Handbook- which a friend had suggested to be good for a novice like me. Maybe some of you might find it useful too.2 points
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I have never seen one before but I can not think of what else it could be. When I post this birders are going to seek out this bird so I want to double check. Today in Chicago: DSC02971r American Bittern by Mark Ross, on Flickr DSC02962r American Bittern by Mark Ross, on Flickr Thanks2 points
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Wild guess number one: Willet?2 points
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The first bird looks good for a Mexican Duck x Mallard. Overall similar to a male Mexi but there is too much white in the tail and undertail coverts. The last bird in your second set looks fine for a female Mallard.2 points
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Looks like a female Black Headed Grosbeak. Good bird and a sure sign of spring.2 points
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I know its at a feeder but still
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? Vermilion Flycatcher - a bucket list bird for me!2 points
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"See ya guys later!"
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Savannah Sparrow
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Cedar Waxwing by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr2 points
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Black-chinned Hummingbirds.
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Crested Caracara by johnd1964, on Flickr2 points
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...with its eyes closed?1 point
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Lawrence's Goldfinch and Rufous-crowned Sparrow
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Long-tailed Duck!!1 point
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Everyone who is interested in birds and cares enough to test their ID skills and wonder about the birds they see is a real birder, no matter if the can tell the difference between a song sparrow and a gold finch or not.1 point
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Congrats! Heck, close to 15% of my lifers came in the back yards of my last two homes, and that doesn't count the historic / incidental / 01 Jan 1900 birds from other homes. Like your Willet, flyovers are one of the keys to getting backyard lifers and a high yard count.1 point
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You can try taping a black silhouette of a raptor in the window. Sorry I can't identify the bird. A lot of birds see their reflection in the windows and try attacking during mating season i.e. a male sees another male and is trying to defend its territory.1 point
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No. I'd like to give it at least a week. I tried to make it difficult! :)1 point
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Thanks folks. Now that I know what it is, I reviewed my archives and determined I have seen one, only ONCE before almost exactly 10 years ago! The difference was that bird had medium brown where this bird had white. Could that one have been an immature bird? Or are there dark and light morphs?
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Adult Swainson's1 point
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bird three is definitely a female mallard1 point
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SE Arizona 4-6-2020 female Broad-billed? Lucifer - pretty sure of this one but confirm lifer please1 point
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Sounds like a Red-winged Blackbird.1 point
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Got another Lifer today, a Swamp Sparrow!
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This is actually a Chipping Sparrow. Field Sparrows would have a rusty (not blackish) eyeline and Swamp Sparrows would have more extensive rust-color on the wings. Both Field and Swamps Sparrows lack the distinctive dark lores of a Chipping Sparrow.1 point
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1. Yes, immature Golden-crowned Sparrow. Note the large size, broad rusty stripes on the cap, and yellow on the front of the head. 2. Yes, Yellow-rumped Warbler. Note the yellow patches on the sides.1 point
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