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Pretty insane showing of MacGillivray's today. I think I've never had more than 2 in one day in the county before, had 9 today. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/572254421

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/572473481 One of my four lifers last night!

Finally defeated my nemesis Brown Thrasher! There were three of them and I got decent looks, but too deep in the brush for a photo.

Id by Merlin too! Let’s submit it to the CBRC immediately!!

Correct.

That's a Baltimore Oriole!

Clearly a https://ebird.org/species/himmon1. Definitely, no doubt about it.

Tough choice (I have them foraging on an ice covered lake in late November and amongst a group of Green-winged Teal).

One of my favorite birds. I have seen them many times in both Colorado (summer) and Florida (winter). I have good photos from both States also. Tough choice deciding which one to post. I have one photo where I have 4 of them in one shot. It is a good photo but from an artistic point of you probably not my best. It is a favorite but I have another set of photos that are also favorites because I got to watch this one for sometime as it hunted for food in a roadside ditch. Both of those in Colorado. In the end I decided on one from here in Florida at St. Marks Wildlife refuge, in the Panhandle. This one was a poser and I got a number of shots of it. I decided to go with this one because the feet show and there isn't a piece of grass dividing it. Trips to St. Mark's are always a fun adventure.

Looks good for Least to me with the tiny bill, white throat, big eye ring and short primary projection.

REAL birders would just go in their underwear! (joke)

Oops, forgot the photo…

Mud Fiddler Crab & Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab

Side shot (no more than two additional ratings please). https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/569835351

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/512575531

Probably an Orange-crowed Warbler. Where in Boulder? I grew up there.

Redstart yes - but may be a 1st year male with that dark facial coloration coming in Edit: and sniped!

It’s an immature male.

Same! I just look at it and think "huh". For some reason my brain keeps jumping to Cassin's Sparrow, but that's obviously not right because of a bunch of reasons, plus range. My best guess is probably a very weird Indigo Bunting.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker! I’ve always wanted to see a sapsucker!

I rather like this Cape May Warbler shot I got this morning ML572059001 Cape May Warbler Macaulay Library

That’s actually an immature male Orchard Oriole.

My two favorite kinds of posts here: I post something, and I get a quick, definitive ID. I post something, and it never gets definitively ID'd, but the discussion is informative and funny. Thanks all!

This is basically the only photo I have

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/572543831

Now at 105 after Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Least Flycatcher, and Brown Thrasher.

Check this one out!! The CEWA counts, among other things!! https://ebird.org/checklist/S137119991

Not a fan of the background here, but I love the pose this Parula was striking! ML572449121 Northern Parula Macaulay Library

Well duh, but what subspecies?

I mentioned the first two Wilson's Snipe photos in Best or Favorite but didn't post them there so I thought I'd post them here. Along with a couple of other favorites.

Orange-crowned Warbler.

That's a wonderful photo, and congrats on your lifer!

Mama goose with her babies.

We tallied 105 species, a new record for us and #1 in our state! Highlights for me were Long-tailed Duck, Bonaparte's Gull, Orchard Oriole, and Wilson's Warbler. https://ebird.org/vt/tripreport/128945

I believe they’re Pectoral Sandpipers!

I having a VERY hard time seeing this as a Virginia. Every photo I can find of VIWA has at east some green on the wingbars. This bird doesn’t. I also feel the overall color is off, but that’s hard to explain. As for Nashville, I just can’t see this as one. I guess I’m fine if people really think VIWA or NAWA, but can somebody please domain why this isn’t a drab Common Yellowthroat female??

Why? I don't see that we are trying to encourage sharing other kinds of media.

It appears the voting is leaning to my preference. Thanks. One from a couple of days ago - sustained aerial battle over territory or partner.

Eastern Cottontail changing its fur.

Gray Catbird. Thoughts appreciated. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/572469431

Got four lifers on this checklist!!! Quite surprising because I'm at the point where I only get lifers a couple times a year https://ebird.org/checklist/S137789690

May have posted this one before (juvenile I think).

The weather report turned out to be incorrect, and all of the birding spots we were trying to hit were caked in fog. Changed the plans around and still managed to have a pretty good day. https://ebird.org/tripreport/129896

38 with a bunch of FOYs!

I agree, I do like the background though! Nice new profile picture @The Bird Nuts!

Black-throated Blue Warbler, Barred Owl, Black-billed Cuckoo, and Hooded Warbler!

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