DLecy
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Hold up. Let me look on my computer. It may be a BWHA after all. Sorry. Give me a little bit.
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The Buteo is a Red-tailed Hawk.
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FWIW, Yellow-bellied should never really be a default option in CA. They are a significant identification challenge, and are thought to be quite rare in California. They’re almost identical to Western Flycatchers so their real status and distribution is somewhat mysterious in California. Voice is the safest way to identify them to species out west.
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Zone-tailed Hawk is correct.
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41 minutes ago, dragon49 said:
Ty - I changed my observation from swallow.sp to falcon sp. I took a while to sink it, but no way a swallow is going to fly as fast as that bird was hauling ass.
The description of behavior is all Merlin. I think you are safe identifying it to species here.
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Long tail, pointed wings. It kind of strikes me as a Merlin or Kestrel, leaning Merlin. Definitely something from the genus Falco.
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4 hours ago, Clip said:
I don't even no why you would say this. Of course, I'm open to the feedback. But, it does not mean I can't share what I was thinking and why. And it doesn't mean you or I are correct. This is a tough call.
I’m not saying I’m correct and I’m not saying this ID is easy. However, there appears to be a clear cut consensus in this thread as to the ID of the bird. Yet, it doesn’t appear that you are convinced, so I’m not sure what exactly would convince you that this is in fact, a Palm Warbler.
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Not a Swainson’s Warbler. If you post publicly on the forum, why not be open to the feedback?
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4 hours ago, IKLland said:
100% Palm Warbler
Agreed.
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I’m having a hard time getting a read on the smaller accipiter. I‘m not sold on it as either a Coop or Sharpie at this point. Do you have other pics?
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13 minutes ago, Jerry Friedman said:
The perched bird looks almost like a buteo to me, with the unstreaked cheeks and prominent mustache. But it fits Cooper's better than Sharp-shinned, in my opinion, since the underpart streaks are blackish rather than rufous, and the head pattern is stronger and more colorful. I also don't see the small-head no-neck look of a Sharp-shinned. I also like Cooper's for the smaller flying birds, with straight leading edges to the wings and apparently a well-projected head in the last picture.
I like the Goshawk!
I agree. I was going to ask why that first bird isn’t a Red-shouldered Hawk?
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Yes. Rock Wren is correct.
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6 minutes ago, IKLland said:
What’s with the new discord thing? Worth joining, or will it not change much? I’ll probably join just for the fun of it.
No, there’s a NW cal birds what’s app that has been around for years and years. Different from the new statewide discord.
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34 minutes ago, IKLland said:
Holy moly. NorCal is on fire right now and SoCal is kinda below average for this time of year!!! Wish we could get one down here.
I missed Aidan’s post. He got to it first. Must be on that NW Cal birds What’s App. 😉
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These are definitely Hooded Mergansers.
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Common Greenshank in Del Norte County, CA. This is very close to the Oregon border for anyone who lives up that way.
The photos and videos stink, but this observer, and the other observer referenced in the checklist are very reliable. It's legit.
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Blackburnian.
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Wilson’s.
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2 minutes ago, Aidan B said:
Why wouldn't this be a Blackburnian?
I was just going to ask the exact same thing. Blackburnian for me.
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I already liked Alex’s Ruby-throated comment, indicating I agree with RTHU.
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Correct!
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Yes, no doubt.
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NW Arkansas 9/23/23
in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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Ok, I’m not well versed with Eastern Red-tailed, but this bird had heavy streaking in the breast, and a somewhat straight trailing edge to the wings, and the “hands” show four extend primaries versus five, so I’m retracting my RTHA ID.