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Rufous or Allen's Hummingbird
MCTX replied to MCTX's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thank you everyone for confirming the Allen's hummingbird! -
Photo from Austin, TX today. It rained a little and bird spread it's tail during the rain so I was able to get this picture. Rufous are more common, but there is 1 Allen's around too.
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Thanks for identifying the lesser scaup!
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Eastern v. Western Meadowlark
MCTX replied to MCTX's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks for western meadowlark suggestions. -
Is it possible to tell the difference between eastern and western meadowlark from these photos? It was Austin, TX today. Sitting on a hay bale in a field. Thanks for any thoughts.
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Here is a scaup photo from Austin, TX today. The area has more lesser scaup, but this one seems to have a fair amount of black on the tip of its bill. I know these are tough to distinguish. Any thoughts?
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Thank you IKLland for the confirmation.
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I would guess red-shouldered as well, but it is tough from the photos. I think red-shouldered are pretty common in much of Texas right now because I see them most days in the Austin area.
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Thank you kjsmith. I appreciate the info.
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?Immature Rufous Hummingbird
MCTX replied to floraphile's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks for mentioning this. I have been watching the winter hummingbirds at my house, and I can't figure out why they are around one day and gone a few days later. They were around a lot after the last cold front, but not much yesterday (and it was warm). I will see if they come back with colder weather. -
Here is a hummingbird from Austin, TX (Travis County) yesterday. Best guess is that this is a calliope hummingbird, but it is hard to tell. The wings are longer than the tail. The rufous/allen's birds in the area are much darker shades of brown. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Here are a couple of gull pictures taken at Fayette County Lake in Texas on 12/22. I believe that ring-billed gulls and herring gulls are pretty normal winter gulls for the area, and I guess this is a ring-billed. What do you think?
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Pine Siskin? Central Texas 78070
MCTX replied to TexasCobra's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Agreed. Pine Siskin. -
?Rufous/Allen's (female/immature)
MCTX replied to floraphile's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
I have been struggling with these same types of pictures and birds for the last month. A local expert in Texas sent me this link https://fieldguidetohummingbirds.com/broad-tailed-rufous-allens-calliope/ It is really hard for me to tell the difference at my skill level, and I still can't make out most of them even with good pictures. -
Which woodpecker? Central Texas 78070
MCTX replied to TexasCobra's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Agreed. Ladder-backed female. I am in Central Texas as well, and the Ladder-backed happens to be my regular suet feeder visitor. That's great that you get the Golden-fronted.