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My first bird of 2021 was a feral Rock Pigeon.
I have 40 species so far, with an additional 11 that I haven't identified yet (including 4 ducks and 3 gulls).
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My first bird of 2021 was a feral Rock Pigeon.
I have 40 species so far, with an additional 11 that I haven't identified yet (including 4 ducks and 3 gulls).
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Thanks you guys. Blue-winged Teal is another new one for me. As far as I know.
I'm not very good with female ducks. They're all Mallards to me.
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30 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:
I agree, but I don't know how to rule out Golden-crowned.
On eBird bar charts, the only Kinglet observed in this area is Ruby-crowned.
Thanks all.
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1 hour ago, DLecy said:
Good bird for sure this time of year. Did you post to eBird? Could still be a count week for the local CBC.
I just posted that one Vesper Sparrow to eBird. I had created an eBird account a few weeks ago and posted one short checklist as a test. So this is my second posting. Thanks.
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7 minutes ago, Dan P said:
The eBird bar charts for this area shows a low frequency of observations throughout the fall, but no observations after the 2nd week of December.
Actually, I found a more precise location on eBird charts: Los Angeles River - Sepulveda Basin
It shows a low frequency of Vesper Sparrows in Sept/Oct, and the last week of Feb. No observations in Nov/Dec/Jan.
This bird was photographed on the bank of Haskell Creek, right at the confluence with the Los Angeles River.
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The eBird bar charts for this area shows a low frequency of observations throughout the fall, but no observations after the 2nd week of December.
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Thanks everyone. My first Vesper!
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10 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:
Any other shots of #11? I think it is a Song Sparrow, but its tough to tell. Not many other options though.
Only one other frame of #11, but it is essentially identical. I realized I needed to go to manual focus to get through the twigs, but by the time I did, the bird took off.
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Taken 12-25-2020 in the afternoon near Haskell Creek in the Sepulveda Basin, Van Nuys, CA.
I hardly ever get sparrows at my house -- only an occasional White-crowned. And the places I normally go, if I see any its only two or three. But on Christmas day I found where all the sparrows hang out. I may have seen 50 to 100.
Of the attached photos, I believe they are all Savannah, except for the 3rd one a Song, and the last one (no. 11) I have no idea. But some of those that I've identified as Savannah may actually be Song.
Comments please.
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Wow! I hit the jackpot. Besides those 3 species, I also photographed a Red-Tailed Hawk and American Kestrel on the same day/place. First time I had been to that spot -- about a half a mile away from the lake where I usually go. And that's my first Sharpie identified, although I think I may have an old photo of one.
Thanks Tony. I appreciate it.
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Taken 12-25-2020 near Haskell Creek at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Van Nuys, CA.
I've got a few raptors to identify. One or more of these photos may be the same bird that was identified as a Cooper's Hawk a couple days ago. However, that photo and each of these were separated by time and distance.
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OK, thanks MIchael and Aidan. It really looks a lot different than that other other one from yesterday. But I see it.
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Ha! I was afraid you were going to say that. My second Gadwall -- assuming it holds up.
I suppose this is a male and the other a female. But its plumage looks so different from any of the Gadwall photos I've looked at.
Thanks.
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Thanks Michael and Avery. That's my first Gadwall.
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