Benjamin
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I'm switching my vote to Coop
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1 hour ago, DLecy said:
This does nothing to separate the species as both are found together in many parts of Arizona. Both also have long bills.
Obviously not useful to separate against Canyon Wren or Cactus, but Bewick's is generally more a bird of riparian or suburban areas than strictly desert.
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While Brown-crested is certainly possible in the valley during that time of year, in all likelihood this is Ash-throated.
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Yes, likely a first year bird
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Rusty is a bird of eastern wetlands, marshes, and forest streams. Brewer's is one of western fields, agricultural lands, and farms.
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I'm for Sharp-shinned.
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Its a Summer. Hepatic is more of a montane bird (abundant in the sky islands and throughout southern AZ), and though definitely not impossible in Tucson, Summer should be your default.
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Yes- Cassin's. They seem to be having a bit of an irruption year.
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Right, of course that is true, but the comment from that individual was that they felt strongly it was a RLHA, not that it wasn't a BWHA. Regardless, it's a bit irrelevant and was just an offhanded 'FWIW'.
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I don't know how worthwhile my personal opinion to the ID of the bird would be here, so I'll refrain from giving it. But FWIW if the hawk watcher is from Vera Cruz, chances are he/she does not see RLHA often. That said, I'm very interested to hear why@Tony Leukering thinks this is a BWHA
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Merlin and Great Horned Owl
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I think this is a Cooper's, but really, this is not identifiable from this single photo.
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47 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said:
There are a lot of popular movements these days to change bird's common names, but this is the one I want renamed the most. Ring-BILLED Duck, if the AOS pleases.
FWIW, Ring-necked Ducks do actually have a ring around their neck, though it is only really noticable at very close range with the right light.
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This is definitively not a Snow Bunting. That said, I'm fairly confident this is spizella, specifically Chipping. Aside from an overall giss that feels wrong for WCSP, notice the well-defined eye-arcs that feel distinctively Chipping, at least to my eye.
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Rough-legged Hawk
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This is a Spotted Towhee.
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It is apparently a male, and is on the dark side for that matter. UT coverts are reasonable and bill appears small, I'd say this is a fairly decent candidate.
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2 minutes ago, Kevin said:
1 I don't know about the terns.
Why? No carpal bars, white primaries.
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7 minutes ago, Avery said:
Illinois still had leaves on trees two weeks ago? Or are those evergreens?
Actually, agreed. There's no way this was taken two weeks ago.
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1-2 Palm Warbler
3 Unidentifiable, but likely Savannah Sparrow
4 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Savannah Sparrow
6 Northern Harrier
7 Red-tailed Hawk
8 Forster's Tern
9 Unidentifiable
10 Forster's Tern
11 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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The tree it's in should give you a hint- it's a Pine Warbler. If you have a weird looking small passerine in the east that doesn't seem to fit anything else, try starting with Pine Warbler.
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This is a Cooper's. The first photo is a bit misleading (illustrating exactly why ID from one photo can be a tricky business), however in the latter ones you can see the 'capped' appearance created by the pale nape.
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Hello and a hybrid question
in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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(Mod edit for forum rules violations) I'm sorry.