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I was photographing Bobolinks in a large grassland when I noticed this Henslow's Sparrow singing nearby.

Singing Sedge Wren from last weekend. Definitely my best self-found bird in California. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575757391

Red-shouldered Hawk: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/578495731

Keel-billed Toucan!

Definitely Swainson’s with the buffy spectacles.

I made the County Rare Bird Alert with this Red-headed Woodpecker: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/578884091

I have way more photos of Juvenile's then adults.

The spots on a Wood Thrush are much bolder. I would guess Swainson's Thrush here.

Welcome to Whatbird! That is a variety of domesticated Mallard, which come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.

My only look from a trip to Florida

Pewee for me. No eyering, hint of a vest, long PP

I don’t see a reason to think it’s not a Blue form bird. Either way, it doesn’t show any mottling on the crown, and the plumes appear to be dark, though we would need better photos to be certain if that.

At least nine Snapping Turtles along the river bike path laying eggs.

Thoughts appreciated.

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Owl/Hawk banding in Orange County, CA https://ebird.org/checklist/S139627082

The otter things you see

Welcome to Whatbird @SpiritHawk, and to the world of birding!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/467782411

Golden-crowned Kinglet Rose-breasted Groabeak

Black-billed Cuckoo, photo conditions were far from ideal.

Yellow-rumped Warbler.

I hope there weren’t too many rarities I missed on the point. 😬 Today started out with another morning walk listening to the Golden-crowned Kinglets and what I now realize is a Brown Creeper. After breakfast we headed over to Shafter Grade on the hunt for Hermit Warblers, on the trail we heard an untold number of Wilson’s Warbler, they were all over the place and were by far the most abundant bird around. I also got my first Banana Slug of the trip here! About a third up the trail at 37.99783° N, 122.70997° W I saw the highlight of the trip, a wonderful male Black-thoated Grey Warbler X Hermit Warbler hybrid, a few hundred feet forward and I saw my first Brown Creeper of the trip. Further along the trail almost exactly where @Connor Cochrane said they were did I see my first Hermit Warbler, I heard at least three in total and there were likely more around and singing. As we got higher up, closer to the top of Bolinas Ridge the environment got cooler and the forest went from being dominated by Coast Redwood to being dominated by Douglas Fir, it was also getting cooler up there. Close to where the Shafter Grade meets the Bolinas Ridge trail I heard what I thought might have been a Cassin’s Vireo however it did not sing again and I was unable to locate the bird, I also saw a mystery flycatcher that I believe is a Western-wood Pewee. As we neared the parking lot I took a detour to the Peters Dam on Kent Lake to scan for any ducks or herons, I found none but did spot two Double-crested Cormorants loafing on the buoys. Back at Samuel P Taylor a short hike along the creek produced my first actual good looks at Chestnut-backed Chickadees this trip as well as a lone Mallard. I also saw several interesting bugs and spiders along the creek. That’s all for today! Happy birding everyone!

Hard to tell since we only have part of one song in the recording but seems to be the right cadence and tone for Spotted Owl, they're pretty common in Samuel P. Taylor as well.

The left finch in the bottom photo looks like a Cassin's Finch to me. I'm not sure how expected they are though.

This was a beautiful hike up a slightly steep ravine. Lots of singing warblers around, Black-and-white, Black-throated Green Black-throated Blue, Ovenbird, and Blackburnian just at this spot.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/578292241

Dang again several good ones to choose from. I won't say they are abundant in Florida but they certainly aren't rare. As a result I have quite a few good photos. I even have one from when I lived in Colorado. They are rare there for certain. Any way I decided to go with a juvenile figuring not as many people will have a youngster.

Female Blue Grosbeak

I’d give it a high low 4. It’s not super crips and sharp, and the angle and background aren’t ideal.

Never mind, people have said common.

For the record, Charlie only said what it wasn't, not what it is.

Anyone would chase rarities. You might be a birder if you'd chase a House Spartow just to get pictures of it.

Thanks, lifer!!

This place has more to offer, but I was there in the middle of a hot day. Given the circumstances, I saw a good number of species. I had a great experience learning a Northern Mockingbird alarm call. I didn't report the NOMO until I actually saw the bird, as I thought a squirrel alarm call was faking out Merlin. I was able to capture a lot of audio to share. I'm still working out issues with my microphone setup, so the longer clips suffer from some peaking and wind noise, but the 27-second one is mostly clean. See the species notes for the full story: https://ebird.org/checklist/S139643198

Yes, a wood stork. Not that common of a bird in Virginia.

Eastern Meadowlark yesterday. Super far away and only identifiable through scope though. Hopefully I'll get better looks at them sometime and hear their song.

Two little birds on top of one bigger bird

A little blue heron chick strains to reach Mom for a meal...

Good number of species for the limited distance covered. My first time seeing a Snail Kite anywhere on the refuge. It is always exciting to see our National Bird. It was a hotspot lifer for me, as well as only my second sighting of a BAEA anywhere on the Refuge: https://ebird.org/checklist/S139438042 Normal stuff for this place at this time of day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S139446473

https://ebird.org/checklist/S139414256?msgKey=s Brits cover a lot of ground and don't spend much time waiting for a bird to pop out.

You all have some fantastic Peregrine shots. I only have one shot of this species. It's not good but I was really excited to finally get a photo of one last year.

Nothing great, but this is the best from my three observations. I did get some photos from one other checklist, but they were awful, and I didn't bother to post or keep them. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529186021