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So these are all juveniles then? Wow, thanks for the help!
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All of them?! Wow, there was a lot of variation between these guys and the others I saw with super red tails. What are the diagnostic field markings?
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Seen in central KY a few days ago. I saw red-tailed hawks, but these guys don't have red tails.
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Thanks, that's what I figured, but I was holding out hope for a grosbeak!
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I was going through old pictures and these two threw me for a loop. I initially identified them as INBUs, but could either or both be grosbeaks? This is from central KY last summer.
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Thanks! Seems like Semipalmated and Pectoral should always be my go-to guesses for northern Alaskan sandpipers.
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Every time I see a sandpiper I guess Semipalmated. Northern AK a few weeks ago.
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Last ID - saw all these gulls in Anchorage a few days ago. Not sure what they are; I'm bad at gull IDs. There were a lot of gulls flying around downtown and calling.
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Completely forgot about thrushes! Awesome, thanks!
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Not sure about this one. This bird was flying around from branch to branch - I'm surprised I managed to get a decent picture at all. With the eye ring and the posture I was thinking ruby-crowned kinglet, but it looked a little big, and the wings are solid brown. Also from Anchorage AK.
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Thanks! I can see a hint of what might be that distinctive green eyebrow, but all the white on the side threw me off.
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Could this be a Eurasian Wigeon? Some sort of hybrid maybe? Also seen in Anchorage a few days ago - I thought it was a Gadwall at first, but that doesn't look like a Gadwall's bill.
Edit: Eurasian or American Wigeon
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Awesome, thanks! That's a lifer for me!
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Anchorage AK a few days ago.
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Saw this Redpoll in Southern AK yesterday as well. With the bill, as well as the pink cheeks and chin, I was leaning towards common, but I know it can vary. Thoughts?
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That's what I was thinking, but the darker coloration threw me off. Thanks!
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Seen in Southern AK yesterday. Near Cook Inlet.
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Ah, that's really helpful! Thanks!
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Saw these birds flying around Anchorage AK yesterday. Could the second one be a cliff swallow?
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Thanks!
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Seen flying in Northern Alaska a couple weeks ago. We thought they were eiders at first, but the shape and the coloration makes me think snow geese. Thoughts?
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Yep, Osprey! Just a low quality picture of one ?
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My first thought was jaeger, but it had a hawk-ish face when I saw it through my binoculars. It could be a merlin! I guess it could also still be a gyrfalcon or a peregrine falcon - since it was so high up, I didn't have a great reference for its actual size. Maybe I'll see it again when I have my camera with me!
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This was on the North Slope, near Barrow.
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in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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I saw this sandpiper in central KY last summer. I think I posted it then, but the other sandpipers took the attention and I don't think this guy was ever decided on, so I'll repost him separately. Baird's maybe? Or Spotted? I think Baird's had been mentioned, but that would be a rarity here. I included the original and a brightened version.