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I actually think it's an immature male given the beak and eye color but should wait for someone else to confirm.

Hooded Merganser

Growing up in the midwest, I'd argue the never-ending cornfields are a more boring drive. I'll take the high desert drives over those long stretches of highway farmland.

The proper term here is Trash Panda 😆

Saw a Bald Eagle dive bomb some ducks this afternoon and got in position just as it took off. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/323728521 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/323728831

Pair of Ospreys (FOY) and a bunch of Cedar Waxwings

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/323434951

House Finch

Found a leucistic crow today. Wish he would've cooperated a bit better in relation to the setting sun

First time seeing a breeding plumaged Horned Grebe today. If only it was a bit closer to shore.

In this case, it was tags I use for organizing my personal photos library, not eBird uploads. Your “female-plumaged” suggestion will work well for what I do. Surprising that there isn’t a way to capture this in eBird.

@Tony Leukering Is there a term (technical or otherwise) for referring to birds where females and immature males share a similar plumage without resorting to a slash, e.g. female/immature male? This thread made me realize I tagged a couple of Northern Harrier pics yesterday as female which may not be correct. Wondering if there’s something better to use in such cases.

I saw a bunch yesterday but they were all out of decent photo range. Best I've got from last summer in CO