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    Today's ID Question

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

    Posted

    Saw this one while walking the dog this afternoon.  There were several around this small pond just off of the Meramec River in St. Louis County, MO. I thought they were goldfinches until I saw them on the computer screen. Using the search function of whatbird, my best guess is prothonotary warbler. Never heard of them before. 

    Thanks for helping. 

    David

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    Juvenile RTH? Confirmation

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

    Posted · Edited by David-R

    Taken Feb.23, 2021 outside of St. Louis, MO. I saw this hawk fly low over a bicycle rider's head. Good sized but didn't get a shot off. Would have been neat to get the rider and bird in the same frame. Anyway it quickly came back and perched by the path for a bit and then flew off. My first thought was RSH. Then looking at the pics on the computer I decided it was a juvenile. I briefly thought of smaller hawks but looking at the 2 blurry pictures of it in flight it looks like it has patagials but no belly band. So I am now guessing juvenile red tail hawk. 

    Thanks

    David R

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    Baltimore Oriole?

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

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    I was organizing my pictures and found these. I didn't remember that I got any pictures of this. A couple weeks after I saw this someone told me they had seen orioles in the same trees at that time. The tree is in a wooded park area a few yards from a lake if that matters.

    This is from mid May 2020 in the St. Louis, MO area. Baltimore Oriole? 

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    3 Confirmations StL, MO

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

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    I have three questionables here. 

    First Feb. 16, 2019 at Simpson Park, St. Louis County. I think it is a ring neck duck but they aren't supposed to be in this area.

    32414222337_8a793d6f75_o.jpgIMG_8900tls by Aqua Tarkus, on Flickr

    The second is a western grebe, maybe but they also aren't supposed to be here. 3/1/19 George Winter Park, St. Louis County

    46632989124_63628d8c9d_o.jpgIMG_9071tls by Aqua Tarkus, on Flickr

    I take these pictures while walking my dog. He was more interested in smelling something.  I couldn't get to a better angle and this is the best I got. Is this enough to ID it as an American Kestral? 3/6/19 at Simpson Park.

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    Thanks 

    Red Shouldered Hawk?

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

    Posted

    This is the best of several pictures taken today,Jan 23, outside of St. Louis, MO. From a distance I thought it was a  RSH but up close the white speckles and general coloring looked wrong. The red shoulder wasn't really visible. It does appear in one of the flight pictures. So is it a red shouldered? Sorry for the low quality but the light was pretty bad this afternoon.

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    Juvenile Snowy Egret???

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

    Posted

    Humph. This is why I hate juveniles and why I post for confirmation. I thought there was no way it could be a little blue heron. But after a little googling and an Sibleyguides.com article on this specific question I find it is a LBH. Half black bill vs mostly black bill and a touch of black at the tip of the tail. Also foraging behavior/location.

    Thanks

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