Trevor L.

I’m looking to find the best audio recording app for my iPhone. I’ve heard RecForge is good, but I think it may be Android-only, considering I can’t find it in the iOS store. What apps work best?

Rarest across the states or regionally? Because regionally (and I don’t have pictures for this), it would be a Western Grebe at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary (West Alton, MO) earlier this week.

It’s the perfect specimen for a male Northern Parula.

I’m hesitantly saying Great-tailed because the shape doesn’t seem right for Common.

European Honey-Buzzard?

I’m getting Red-eyed vibes. Lacks the signature ‘whiskers’ that would be on Black-whiskered.

Definitely not enough to ID.

I’m thinking Mottled, but I can’t really tell.

This bird seems to have an orange throat, which would indicate Eastern. The rufous in the back could be the eye tricking you. Easterns have rufous in the neck, so maybe that’s what you’re seeing.

Dang. I was really hoping. PUFI is one of the last nemesis birds I have left right now. Thanks anyway, @akandula and @akiley.

I got better photos

Seen today in Wentzville, MO. Sorry for bad pictures; I’ll fill in the blanks to the best of my ability. Bird was somewhat larger, darker, and bulkier than the average HOFI we get in my area. The back was covered in a reddish ‘wash’, and the head was entirely covered in some shade of red, with a slight purple undertone? PUFI is my nemesis, so I’m hoping to cross it off, but I’ll go with whatever the consensus here is.

Rough estimates: two inches across, two-and-a-half inches tall, and six feet off the ground.

All heard in eastern Missouri (Weldon Springs) within the last week. Also a nest, same time of year, with many Field Sparrows in the area. IMG_0729.MOV IMG_0728.MOV

Yes! I talked to a couple other birding friends, and many of them recommended the Vortex Diamondback. I ordered them earlier this week.