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Burrowing Owl in southern Nevada

This is Ozzie (or maybe Harriet) who lived in the trees down the street. I thought they moved out when some eagles took up residence in the same trees. But the eagles moved on and now the owls are back. I heard them hooting from the back yard the other day so I decided to take another look.

Spotted today mid morning on the ground in dunes near the ocean by a culvert. About 6-8” tall.

Can't help myself...Resplendent Quetzal

Black Phoebe

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Merlin is great for an idea of the bird, but it is nowhere near perfect. I think I stopped using it when it suggested a yellow warbler for a Robin in weird lighting, or something like that. Using a field guide as your reference is preferable, as it helps you learn what to look for in birds.

Are those like wild tater tots?

1. Northern Harriers have a differently shaped head. The face is flatter, more like an owl's.

That, and I don't like the subforums broken down by state. Most of them are inactive, and species don't recognize state boundaries. Are there others? Not Facebook, please. This, y'all, please, or the ever-popular "... but wait for someone with more experience to confirm." Thanks. I love this place.

Adult Cooper's is a safe bet with that large size (compared to the Merlin) and short outer tail feathers.

Sora!

That 2nd pictures looks like he is trying to dance a jig on top top of that tree! 😂

Here it is: https://ebird.org/checklist/S77773236

Sharpie is correct! Congratulations and nice photos!

Red is Cali, Blue is Thayer's/Herring type, black is Western

Photo 11 is Herring with California in the background as well as a Herring type gull

photos 7,8, and 9 are all California excluding the Glaucous Gull

For the 5th and 6th photos, I think the bird in focus is Glaucous-winged? maybe Thayer's The gull in flight is California

For the first four photos, from left to right it is, Cali, Herring, Cali, Western, Glaucous, Western, Cali, Cali, Cali The bird in flight should be a Herring

With most raptors the females are larger than the males, often much larger.

Agreed. How did you separate it from long billed, though?

That’s exactly what it looks like.

Reminds me of the Karate Kid!

Yes, this is a male Anna's. I'm in Sacramento, and this is one of our year round backyard residents.

Tail is way to long for Red-shouldered. This is an accipiter as already said.

Thanks everyone, been needing this bird for my life list.

Agreed

Agreed. But I think in the last pic I see a possible herring.

I Googled...What is a group of white ibis called? Answer...A group of ibises has many collective nouns, including a "congregation", "stand", and "wedge" of ibises. My personal favorite is a ''stand''. 🙂

It baths in the blood of it's competition

The ones in the top left look like their foraging. I’m not sure if this applies to Ibisies, but most (probably all?) birds when they drink have to tilt their head back. Their heads are too far under the water and they’re down there too long to just be getting a drink. Lots of birds have their own set of random names for what a group of them are called. I’m sure there’s specialized ones for ibises, but ‘flock’ I think is the most generally excepted and used for all bird species.

Memories and a Cuban Parrot...

Absolutely a Burrowing Owl! Nice find!!

Accipiters do flare their UnTC, and they can reach around and make the illusion of a white rump.

Oh - I found another one!

Could be Lesser Black-backed Great Black-backed or even Slaty-backed, tough to say from this photo

This photo was almost ruined by a zip tie, which is still present in a small amount on the right. Had to crop a little closer than I’d of liked to

A recent Merlin (I cropped out the unfortunate Starling).

Peregrine yesterday.

Yesterday. NC’s first Painted Bunting and my second Say’s Phoebe in the state. https://ebird.org/checklist/S74510932