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looks like non-breeding, or more likely immature plumage Eared to me. I would expect Horned to have a sharper contrast between the dark top of head and white cheek downward...if it were an immature Horned, I would expect more brownish hues....not that I've ever seen the bird, but tried a few times recently at least...wait for others...

I think both of these are unidentifiable

Red-flanked Bluetail!!! My first code 4 bird. Spent 2+ hours staking out a neighborhood with _a lot_ of other local birders to only get very brief looks. And of course all my photos were back of the head shots, but I'll take it.

Red-flanked Bluetail in Lake Forest Park, WASHINGTON Found in a residential backyard - https://ebird.org/checklist/S105060032

The idea is to go through the alphabet and post a photo of a bird(s) whose name starts with the weekly letter. The letter will change on Friday every week but a new photo can be posted every day of the week for that week's letter. Creativity may be required for some letters so flexibility is allowed. As a very simple example, an American Robin photo could also work as a Robin-American photo if someone was stuck on the letter R, preferably not the same photo for both though. Let the Alphabet begin.

711. Red-flanked Bluetail

I'm up to 242 right now with the most recent being a Warbling Vireo from last weekend. In a week or so it'll start to pick up as Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler and more start to show up around my yard.

Yep!

Did anyone see this message when they started today's game? I played on the computer earlier today and didn't see anything but when I looked at BRDL on my phone this evening, I saw this message.

Rare in the first place, but this is the latest record on eBird for Palo Pinto county ever for a Brown Creeper.

Hermit Thrush

Hooded Merganser, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, and Bufflehead!

Abert's Towhee

Yes, you can post the same species as someone else posted. Obviously it would be nice to see the widest variety possible, but there's no reason to sit out because someone else posted before you.

Allen’s Hummingbird

From a couple of days ago... https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/425812251

<insert Jeopardy music>

Thank you. I needed to stop fussing with it. It's a 6 x 8.

Gosh.......How am I supposed to compete against this?!?!? just WOW!!!

I would guess Snow based on the lazy V shape, even in large groups Canadas tend to be a bit more coordinated. but I’m in no way sure these birds are SNGO

Amazing work once again! What are the dimensions of this piece?

Sure, I can extend the deadline to Friday the 25th.

Raven.

Both are female House Finches. They appear to be different colors because of differences in the lighting. There's also the way their holding their feathers - on the second bird, you can see the whitish bars on the wings; on the first bird, she has her side feathers fluffed up over the wings and bars. Male House Finches have reddish heads. breasts, and rumps (in some locations, they're also orange or yellow). https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch/ I love the first photo.

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I believe that is a female White-rumped Shama

Seems like quite a few good photos were bombed on the front page today

Not my photo, but apparently this was bombed to a four https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/426206961

American Redstart

American Golden-Plover

You can take Gyrfalcon off your bucket list!

Yeahhh they’re really not that good, I got one of its back and the other of its mostly obstructed backside, so definitely the definition of documentary shots. I’ll try to get them up today haha

Finally hit 100 the other day with American Woodcock. Now at 104 with Gyrfalcon. Probably won’t get many new ones this week as the vehicle I use is temporarily out of commission. Time to grow that yard list ??

Yes, you understand correctly. As long as you understand that means a different A bird each day until Friday.

Been another week. I’m at 175 now! Hoping to hit 200 by May.

Yep!

That's the direction I was sortof leaning, too, for exactly the reason you said. Wish I'd spotted them a few seconds sooner and had time to get a closer shot and before the trees interfered. I'm fine with it remaining a mystery, though; that's part of what makes this hobby exciting/intriguing, IMO. ?

Ya I see what you're saying still doesn't feel right to me lol

I bet I am the only person here who has a one legged California Gull, posing with a two tailed Ring-billed Gull. ?

The first Northern Rough-Winged Swallows showed up at my place of work today. There are several niches and openings in the factory walls where they nest. When I first started there 29 years ago, Barn Swallows were the regular species. They'd build mud nests in the framework of the metal awnings over the doors. For several years we had no swallows nesting on the property. About a decade ago, the NRWS moved in.

I may need an extention?? I have sketched out mine but have not actually painted it. I don't know if I'll have time over the weekend....

Looks good for a Red-tailed Hawk

Sometimes.