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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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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The "V" at the top of the bill points to Trumpeter (also the overall bill shape).
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Taken today in Geneva NY, looks like a Greater but with yellow legs. (One pic has regular pink-legged Great Black-back for comparison).
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My impression on Swamp-hens has been "a Gallinule on Steroids" (they seem bulkier than Purple/Common Gallinules).
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Just to be a fly in the ointment, we've been getting white-faced in central NY a couple times over the last few years. That being said, I've never ID'd a dark ibis in FL that wasn't a glossy.
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Rough-legged Hawk? I have no idea of their overseas range, but they cover most of the USA & Canada.
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Please list date & location.
Caspian Tern? Montezuma NWR NY 4/8/22
in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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Taken today in central NY, fairly sure it's a Caspian (first of the year for me).