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This Wren was seen yesterday afternoon in western Iowa. My question is regarding their tail feathers (or lack thereof). I've noticed this seems pretty common with Dickcissels right now too. Do these birds completely lose their tail feathers and grow brand new ones every year? Or is it only immature birds I'm seeing growing their very first tail feathers?
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What type Wren(s)
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
That's No. 202! Got 201 (a Sora) today too! -
First 2 pics are the same bird. My initial thought was a Carolina Wren, but now I'm thinking possibly a Marsh Wren? LIkely because it would be another Lifer bird. The 3rd pic is (I think) a House Wren.
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Seen late this afternoon in western Iowa. It darted out of the weeds onto a farm road, then darted back into the weeds. There's little water in the area with most roadside ditches and farm ponds all but dried up. If it's not a Sora, my 2nd guess would be a Virginia Rail. Either bird would be a Lifer for me.
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Is this a Lincoln's Sparrow?
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Followup question. Is this Dickcissel an adult female? -
Seen late this afternoon in western Iowa. It's definitely an immature Finch and not an immature Sparrow. Options in my area are Goldfinch (definitely not), House (likely), or Purple (never seen one). What was odd was that it seemed to cast an orange-ish tone. I think that's what's throwing me off.
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What's this Warbler/Vireo?
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Well, in that case, this makes Lifer bird No. 200 for me! Yeah! Thanks you guys. -
What's this Warbler/Vireo?
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks! This is only the 2nd time I've seen one. -
Seen yesterday in NW Missouri. There were about 3 dozen of them, with no clear stand-outs that would help distinguish male from female/immature. Other than plain-ish looking dabblers, I narrowed them down to possibly Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, or Green-winged Teal. Because I don't know what non-breeding males of these 3 types look like, I'm left comparing female/immature--which all look the same to me.
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I'm certain that this bird, seen in Western Iowa on Monday, is a Common Grackle. I'm also 95% sure it's a male. My question is whether it's an immature male molting into it's adult plumage? Or is it an adult male during it's seasonal/annual molt? Although I do see what I believe to be a fleshy gape, which would indicate an immature bird. The fleshy gape is not yellow, like I'm used to seeing in most immature birds.
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I have difficulty distinguishing female Baltimore from female Orchard Orioles. I haven't seen any Baltimore Orioles in a while--not males anyway. What throws me off is how orange one bird is (1st and 2nd pics are the same bird) vs. how yellow the other bird is (3rd and 4th pic are the same bird). Seen yesterday morning within about 5 minutes of each other, in western Iowa, just north of Council Bluffs.
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What kind of flycatcher?
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks everyone. -
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Is this a Lesser Yellowlegs?
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks! That's a new Lifer bird for me today. Yeah! -
Saw this guy by himself on a power line in NW Missouri this afternoon. This was along a rural farm road--no nearby bodies of water, that I know of. I haven't seen any shorebirds in a couple of months. And I've NEVER seen any kind of shorebird sit on a powerline before. Weird. My closest guess is a Lesser Yellowlegs. Sorry--side, back, and underneath were the only angles I could get on this guy.
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This bird was seen near a noticeably larger Great Egret, yesterday in NW Missouri. Although I never saw the feet, I think this may be a Snowy Egret. It'd be a Lifer bird for me if it was a Snowy.