[Lifers]

She was panting heavily.  I was about 70 deg. yesterday.

[Lifers]

Snowy Owl in Cypress, CA

 

[Lifers]

Burrowing Owl

[Sometimes I just want friends to see a bird I photographed, no rules.]

[? Cooper's ?]

@TKbird, Thanks for posting this.  I meant to inform you after I got the confirmation from the reviewer.

[? sandpiper]

Taken on 11-26-2022 at Cardiff State Beach, San Diego Co., CA.

Not sure what the smaller bird is in the first photo -- the larger is a Willet.

The second image is the first photo lightened excessively.

The third image is the only other angle I have on the bird.

There were a couple of Sanderlings about 50 feet away, but I'm not sure if this bird is a Sanderling.

 

[Lifers]

My first Sanderling.  

[Sometimes I just want friends to see a bird I photographed, no rules.]

My first male Wood Ducks.  For my lifer, I had seen one female Wood Duck last year.

[In Flight]

[black duck-like thing]

14 hours ago, IKLland said:

It’s a Scaup, look at that bill! I’m not sure if it’s greater or lesser, but probably lesser.

Okay, I can see that.  There were at least handful of Lesser Scaups on the lake.  It was in the background on the far side of the lake.  I guess the angle of the light and the exposure made it look solid black -- especially next to that coot.

[black duck-like thing]

Taken on 11-12-2022 at Silver Lake Reservoir in Los Angeles.

I'm not sure what the black bird on the left is.

[In Flight]

[In Flight]

[YRWA ??]

Taken on 11-5-2022 at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys, CA.

Is this a Yellow-rumped Warbler?

[Help with a Sparrow]

Thanks @Connor Cochrane.  I was thinking the Chipping Sparrow should have a noticeably rust-colored crown.  But this was just before sundown in a shaded area, so the lighting is not so good.  Appreciate it.

[Help with a Sparrow]

Thanks @Connor Cochrane.  I was thinking the Chipping Sparrow should have a noticeably rust-colored crown.  But this was just before sundown in a shaded area, so the lighting is not so good.  Appreciate it.

[White Pigeons]

Taken on 11-5-2022 at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys, CA.

Are these someone's domestic pigeons out for exercise?  The flock overtook two Rock Pigeons.

[Help with a Sparrow]

Taken on 11-5-2022 at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys, CA.

[Head-On Bird Shots]

[what warbler]

2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Agreed, Nashville.

That's funny.  I recognized the bird, but I wrote down Tennessee.  Then later I thought, wait I've never seen a Tennessee Warbler before.  And I started looking at Tennessee Warblers and realized that wasn't the bird I saw.  But I couldn't get my mind to separate Nashville and Tennessee into two different birds.

[what warbler]

Taken on 9-24-2022 at a park adjacent to the Los Angeles River in Elysian Valley.

 

[Ring-billed ??]

Taken on 10-19-2022 on the Los Angeles River at Willow St. in Long Beach, CA.

Are these Ring-billed Gulls?

Thanks.

[Grebes]

Taken on 10-19-2022 on the Los Angeles River at Willow St. in Long Beach, CA.

I think the small grebe with the Western Grebe, and the other one with the Pied-billed Grebe, are both Eared Grebes.  I'm wondering if the last one by itself is a Horned Grebe, which I've never seen before.

 

[Northern Pintail ?]

Taken on 10-19-2022 on the Los Angeles River at Willow St. in Long Beach, CA.

Is this a Northern Pintail?

[Lifers]

I believe I saw the Wood Warbler in Signal Hill, CA today.  I was there from 2:00 - 4:30pm.  The bird showed up for about 2 minutes high in a eucalyptus at 180 East Columbia Street.  Another birder pointed it out.  I got 6 photos of it, but from my photos, I would not be able to positively identify it as a Wood Warbler.  Hopefully it will hang around for a while and I will get another chance at it.