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Kinglets make up for the void the warblers leave when they migrate for the winter 😉

White Ibis

I'm not a gull person but just off the top of my head, what's eliminating 3rd cycle Western here?

Hi All, can you help me with this sparrow? Maybe Savannah?

Seems like a decent candidate for a Canada x Cackling. Bill not stubby enough for a Cackling, but at the same time it lacks the long and slender look of Canada.

Bill seems long for a Cackling Goose. I honestly don’t know what to call it

This is actually a Western Gull, note the stocky build, bulbus tipped bill, and pink legs among the things that tell it apart from California.

It also says ,"Hawks also hunt during the day, which is partly why their vision is so keen (they can see up to 20 feet ahead of them.)" I'm pretty sure any hawk with vision of only 20 feet would be crashing into any tree in it's vicinity.

Slaty-backed Gull

Agreed. Vega Herring is very rare (or at least very overlooked) in California. And I’ve never seen or identified one myself, and I know almost nothing about them Best to err on the side of caution. The bird in question is definitely some sort of Herring or Thayer’s type gull, but since we can’t even see the primaries, probably best to leave unidentified

Doesn't look like one to me. For all the same reasons listed above. Fine for an Audubon's.

Western

Yesterday

So as to avoid confusion between Ring-necked Pheasant and Red-necked Phalarope

Gray Partridge or Hungarian Partridge aka ''Huns''/Europe

Common Goldeneye

It looks like one of these Cackling-ish Geese to me. https://www.sibleyguides.com/2014/12/cackling-ish-geese/

Lesser Canada Goose? Canada x Cackling hybrid?

Thanks, I should have payed more attention to the background bird on the right. The bottom right bird is for sure a semipalm, with the rounded off looking scapulars and shorter bill.

No, both have dark caps in adult plumage, but Cooper's ONLY have a dark cap while Sharpies have a dark cap AND nape.

California Gull

Agreed.

Ash-throated.

I'm team Vireo here

The correct band code is RNEP

Savannah Sparrow.

Bald Eagle and a nice Herring Gull from today

For those who have seen the movie Rango... "Blend In!"

Doubt he has a video of it...

Dear Dairy: the Ducks have not caught on yet, ever since I learned to swim, my work as a spy has been much easier

What is the difference between eagle and hawk?

A recently published paper sheds more light on the Warbling Vireo taxonomy (Lowell et al. 2021). The abstract: Eastern (Vireo gilvus gilvus) and western (V. g. swainsoni) forms of the Warbling Vireo have essentially allopatric breeding ranges across north-central North America, but come into contact in central Alberta, Canada. In 1986, Jon Barlow presented preliminary morphological and song evidence suggesting that the Warbling Vireo complex might comprise more than one valid species. However, to date, Barlow’s suggestion is supported by only limited DNA evidence, demonstration of

positive! the yellow went all the way up! Plus, there is 0 records of Couch's in my county, so very safe to call it tropical!

Hang in there Daisy....just 3 more days of training and we get our Bird of Prey certificate!

male muscovy and friends

Out of reactions but nice shot!

Rarity tropical kingbird! Self found!

I’ve had this window feeder up for over a month now and have stupidly never tried to get photos of the birds on there until today. Have to wait until they ‘peak’ around the plastic. Will be trying for more of these in the coming days!

giving me the "side-eye"

A colorful beauty that is not often seen; an adult male Painted Bunting...

You can see in this photo that the bill is quite a bit longer than the width head and is also slightly upturned, which also points to greater. Greaters also have a paler bill base making the nostril more pronounced, but you can’t really see that in these photos except the last one. Sometimes you get lucky and have both types beside each other then it is quite easy to decipher the two.

Hi, I saw both of these birds at Crater Lake National Park (Oregon) in Dec. 2020 Being an east coaster I have no idea what they are - any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Wow! Great hard math!

Grants Pass Oregon Confirm Purple finches Thank You,

I think I’ve met the same bird as you! Crater Lake is beautiful

Haven't seen the Mountain Plover, but here's the male and female Hooded Mergansers at Bonelli.