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Thanks, I just listened to a Carolina Wren on All About Birds and it sounds like what I heard. I previously rejected Carolina Wren because I thought it looked too pale underneath and I couldn't see much of the back. This is a new bird for me.
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I took this photo this morning in Lido Beach NY. Is it a House Wren? I wouldn't expect it to be perching like this high up in a tree but I really don't know. It had a rather loud 3-note call that didn't match what I found online. It reminded me more of a Cardinal's call. Except for the eyebrow, I might have thought it was a Mockingbird.
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Thanks, I just listened to the calls on allaboutbirds and if I heard anything, it was a Willow. I also looked at sightings reports on eBird and Willows are common in this area; whereas Alders are not. I think it was probably a Willow but I'll try to pay more attention to the call next time.
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Thanks, I'm sorry I couldn't see the front. It was on the other side of a fence.
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Thanks, I should have realized that the black eyepatch of an immature Roseate extends back to the nape.
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When I saw this bird at Oceanside NY yesterday, I thought it was a Forster's Tern but I think the wingtips are too dark for a Forster's Tern. Is it a Roseate Tern (or even a Common Tern)?
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Black-bellied Plover?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks, Uncharacteristically, it was right next to the road, sitting in the grass when I first saw it. I thought it might be injured. The grassy area is near the bay and the BBPLs I see there are usually out on a sandbar in the bay. I've never gotten this close to one before. -
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Solitary Sandpiper?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
I didn't get a good look at it flying. It flew off low to the ground and landed farther away. -
Solitary Sandpiper?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks, it was the spots that made me think it was a Solitary. -
Immature Cooper's Hawk?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks, Although I have been seeing Merlins for a week or so, this is the first Cooper's I've seen this fall. Looking through my collection, I see that I first saw one last fall on Sept. 22 in the same area and saw them into December. I still haven't seen an adult. -
When I saw this bird chasing a flock of Rock Pigeons this afternoon at Jones Beach NY, I thought it was probably a Merlin. After looking at it on my computer, I think it might be an immature Cooper's Hawk. Is it?
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Solitary Sandpiper?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks, The only other time I saw (or at least identified) this species was in a larger pond in the same park in May, 2018. -
I saw this bird bobbing in the weeds at the shallow end of an artificial pond at Hempstead Lake State Park, NY, this morning. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good look at its legs. Is it a Solitary Sandpiper?
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Eastern Wood-pewee?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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I saw this flycatcher this morning at Jones Beach, NY. Is it an Eastern Wood-pewee? I didn't hear it so I can't help with the call.
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Sandpiper - Semipalmated or White-rumped or?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks HamRHead, I'll look for that. ×.url -
Sandpiper - Semipalmated or White-rumped or?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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Pectoral Sandpiper?
flightman replied to flightman's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks, Sean and Kiley. I thought this one was too large to be a Least and I thought a Least would have yellower legs but I know size can be tough to judge. -
Is this a Pectoral Sandpiper? It was in the sand just above the mudflats exposed by low tide in the bay at Jones Beach NY this morning.
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For akiley (and anyone else who can't see it), you can also see it here.
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I assume this is a Common Tern but the black cap doesn't appear to extend down the nape as expected. Is this due to the posture or is this a different species; e.g. Forster's? Photographed yesterday at Nickerson Beach (Lido Beach) NY.
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Thanks Winter, A birder next to me said he recognized the song as an Alder. I was in the same place this morning, talking to three women who were birding. I mentioned the sighting to them and one played the call of an Alder using a smartphone app. There was an immediate answer from the trees.