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Golden-crowned Kinglet

Looks like a Townsend’s Solitaire!

Song Sparrow

Domestic frankenduck. Don’t see anything here that suggests mallard.

The Northern Lapwing seems to now be on Long Island in New York. Someone also refound the Bat Falcon today!

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. Not just photo lifers, but 'lifer'-lifers. Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Augusta, GA.

A closeup for your viewing pleasure

worse... 🙂

I really like my small collection of birding shirts. One in particular I consider my lucky birding shirt.

The scaups I saw on 3-24-2021 were the first scaups I had ever seen. Nice to know I got both a Greater and Lesser for the first time on that day.

It is extremely brownish/tan. But it has little to no perceptible hood. I'm not sure what is, but I agree it looks pretty different than what I think of normal Slate-coloreds looking like

Cause it really wasn't part of the quiz - just thrown in to make you all crazy?🤔

With today's bubble packaging that is sometimes a puzzle in itself

I know you are traveling, but back of camera shots are really hard to work with. Many of the true details of the photo are hidden. I find it tough to weigh in on BOC shots alone, but the bill seems wrong for COGR to me. I’d like to see the actual photo.

American Coot

Saw today at Barr Lake, Colorado

Agreed

He's trying to figure out how to tell us bird 3 is a Carolina x Black-capped Chickadee hybrid, backcrossed with a Willow Tit.

Got all except 2-4. Next year, definitely.

Its almost Saturday.

Varied Thrush in Wentzville, MISSOURI

Egyptian Rat Screw uses a deck.

As someone who has only seen commons, the bill seems really weird for one, ignoring everything else.

Yes. Was sifting through a bunch today so I’m fresh 😆

Looks good to me.

That's a pretty good yard bird!

Thanks. I’ll post the actual photo when I get back on Thursday.

Boom! Four lifers! And I hit my goal to get 25 lifers this trip! @Clip this wasn’t even At wakodahatchee! I’m going tomorrow or Monday. https://ebird.org/checklist/S99032015

Because there parents where Herring Gulls.

You know it would be HILARIOUS if they were all the same species, just the one being melanistic or something like that. 😂

I hope it sticks around! I'm heading to SoCal for a few days of birding Sunday morning, and might look for it if I have the time among everywhere else I'll be birding. I really want to see a SOSA that's not 800 feet away!

I mean, if anyone is shopping for me, I could use an awesome telephoto lens for my Nikon. Either the 400 mm fixed, or the 200-500 zoom. 😁 The floor liners are a great idea. My car's carpet on the driver's side will never be sand free again. The only present I got last year was a binocular harness, and I just didn't end up using it very much. Another idea: money for wildlife license plates, or a yearly pass to wildlife refuges or something?

Hit the new goal, I'm at 251 for Georgia for the year. If by some miracle I got four more birds before the new year, I'd be at 300 for the year, which would be amazing. Even if I don't, can't complain! It's been a great year.

Carolina.

I think I’m only doing two this season. I have one tomorrow and another on New Year’s Day. I’m exited for the second one since it’s on the day of a king ride and my area has a large marsh. I’m hoping to get decent looks at Black Rail and the chance for any interesting marsh species.

Absolutely!

I’ll be eBirding, but won’t be doing any of the stuff with Adubon or anything like that.

How many species of hulls are common down there? Did you see a Slay-backed Hull? 🤣

You are correct!

Today - the usual hybrids are the typical predominantly Mallard variety. This one has a more American Black Duck bias.

All completed! 😁

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/396647521 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/396647511

Agreed. Head shape.

Huh. I'm not the least bit bothered when your wife is right.

Been meaning to upload this one for a while https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395478141

Here's my mediocre pic

I have one photo