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  1. MWM
    Isn't the tail too brown for Hermit Thrush?
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    Obstructed views of what might be a Fox Sparrow? Central NY State 4/10/22.
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    Appears lighter red than other Redhead, with odd band around the neck (sorry for the blurry pics).
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    Not sure if they ever bred, but had a couple here for 2 or 3 years (no reports in last year or 2). Pic below is from Montezuma NWR.
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    I've seen them in WY, SD, and even in central NY occasionally. Seems strange to find them on the Madison River in Yellowstone NP. ?
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    Anything but Caspian or Common is fairly rare, a Royal was be extremely rare this far inland.
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    Taken today in central NY, fairly sure it's a Caspian (first of the year for me).
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    Rusty Blackbird, they were just coming thru in (relatively) large numbers in NY State last week or two. Still seeing them around.
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    Thanks, usually don't have much trouble with Yellowlegs, but wasn't sure with these 3 birds. I included the GW Teal in the pic for size comparison. Need to go back into Ebird & update (Lesser were still listed as rare here, so I had put in Greater).
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    Ironically, I just reported a Broad-wing that turned out to be a Red-shouldered (didn't realize that Broad-wings migrated so much later). (New York State). Note the "crescents" near the wing-tips, but both have very broad wings. ?
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    Taken 3/24 in Central NY State, first 3 pics are the same bird, 2nd 3 pics are of 2 different birds (taken 3/26, same spot). Not sure if Lesser or Greater (both were reported at location).
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    Taken as it flew by, wondering about distinctive white eyebrow? Juvenile male Red-winged Blackbird?
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    Taken along the shore of Lake Ontario, central NY state.
  14. MWM
    Here's another view of the "Glaucous".
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    Taken today near Geneva NY. Pics of 2 gulls (juvenile Herring is just for size comparison).
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    I was employing a method I just recently heard referred to as "spray & pray". I was with a group that had located it in a large distant flock on water and when the geese took off, I basically took as many pics of as many of them as possible. Fortunately there were only a thousand or so geese, not 10,000 like some flocks!
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    Yes, it was spotted last night on Seneca Lake (Geneva, NY) and again this morning. Quite a few birders were there and found it, very far out in a raft of Snow Geese. I wasn't sure I had it (hard to tell from Blue Geese even with a scope). Had to search my pics of the flock as they took off to get any kind of picture.
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    Yes there was a Tundra Bean-Goose reported, just wasn't sure if I actually got it. (Having never seen one before & it's not in my Sibley's, Peterson's, or Audubon Guides.)
  19. MWM
    Seen in a flock of Snow Geese, not sure what it is (all dark bird, not a Blue Morph Snow Goose). Distant views, heavily cropped pic.
  20. MWM
    Both male Canvasbacks.
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    Agree with Roughie, with that under-wing pattern. Here's a similar view I had last week, slightly lighter morph.
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    Willet or won't it, I say Willet. ?
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    From these photos, it appears a little too light gray for Lesser Black-back, but it's hard to judge light conditions from a photo.
  24. MWM
    There have been a few Trumpeter in upstate (central) New York this year. They haven't normally been a "winter" bird, but their numbers are increasing in the East (many older Eastern Guides don't even list them). I was actually able to find all 3 species in a State Park yesterday (Geneva NY).
  25. MWM
    I was checking out Great Black-backed Gulls on Ebird, some of their files pics show adult birds with pale yellowish legs? Wonder if it's a Breeding/Non-breeding trait?
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