Quiscalus quiscula
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44 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:
Nope.
Sanderling?
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34 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:
It’s actually the opposite here! Lots more Barn Swallows than Tree Swallows.
The closer you get to water here, by the river you see lots of tree swallows with some Barn mixed in. But the ratio is more like 5 barn to 50 tree.
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2 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said:
I was looking through some of my old photos I haven't uploaded, and I found this nice one of a Tree Swallow
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/355773171
Great photo! Tree swallows are so common here, much more common than Barn Swallows.
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On 7/19/2021 at 2:02 PM, Bird Brain said:
OK, back home. This photo is from a few years back when we had an unusual cold snap here (Sacramento) and the sugar water froze in the feeder. This is a Mama Anna's as she came to feed that morning....
Caption this!!
Ooh! Oh wow, this is cold. Americans, they put ice cubes in everything! Should've wintered in Mexico.
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Just now, Connor Cochrane said:
In California it’s all online except for the test (at least when I did it a few years ago).
I think you can take some of it online in NY state, like the homework you have to do before the course, but I chose to do the homework on paper because I think it's just more strain on my eyes.
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Just now, Quiscalus quiscula said:
Tricky, tricky! Willet? Red knot?
Also been pretty busy the last few days. Had to go to a hunter ed course for 8 hours!
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55 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:
Sorry I'm so late in posting! been a bit busy lately.
Tricky, tricky! Willet? Red knot?
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7 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said:
I don't recall hearing of Surfbirds before! Looking them up at lunchtime should be fun.
I only know of these because I memorized the sibley guidebook. They're a fairly uncommon bird, and a very cool find for those lucky enough to see them.
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Actually Chippys are a backyard lifer for me. Thought they were house sparrows and never gave them a second glance until I took a look with binoculars. Can't believe I'd never seen a chippy before at all!
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20 hours ago, DLecy said:
But are the tarsi too long for Least?! This is what caused me to pause. Maybe it’s the photo, or maybe it’s just a tall least? ?
Least is my impression. Remember leg length can be variable.
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I agree with @Jerry Friedman for this one.
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Looks like Brewer's to me with that dingy gray-brown color to it.
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Looks like standard Eastern light to me...But I could be wrong.
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Bird 1. Long-billed?
Bird 2. Long-billed?
Bird 3. Short-billed?
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What do you mean by NWR?
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California gull thirded.
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5 hours ago, Seanbirds said:
It’s very worn, so it looks weird.
Yes, I guess the worn feather tips look lighter gray, so that was what threw me off.
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4 hours ago, Hasan said:
Ummm... yes you can. In some cases this is true, particularly when it comes to the Glaucous-winged complex but I don't really understand this sentiment in this context. Why would this not be a Cal Gull?
The entire idea of a 'species' is an entirely human construct, not some objective thing in nature. Of course every individual of a species might have some historical hybridization, just like humans historically hybridized with neanderthals hence we all have varying levels of neanderthal dna, but I don't think anyone would argue that we are not actually humans.
Yeah, I totally agree. It's just that I tend to use more tentative terms when commenting. I'm not here to pick a fight. In this case they are clearly California Gulls.
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The appearance really threw me off, but I can see some phoebe in this. But the head is not contrastingly dark, so I am not saying eastern phoebe with absolute confidence.
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4 minutes ago, Hasan said:
Almost certain? Why almost certain?
You can never be 100 percent sure what a gull is. This gull may have some faint hybrid strains or some abbarency in the plumage that might make it more difficult to identify. I am not saying this to cover up my wrong answer, but I often use tentative terms when commenting for these reasons. Because of this, I often get questions. This is 99.99 percent what others have said above, but there is always variability.
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20 hours ago, BirdNrd said:
County reviewer said that the first three were juvi California.
Yeah, that is the almost certain answer.
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Really dark red bill is also an indicator.
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1. Herring- look at bill and jet black primaries.
2. Herring
3. All Herring?
4. Molting California.
5. California gull. Ask someone else for the subspecies.
I think so but not sure.
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On 7/16/2021 at 7:35 PM, Seanbirds said:
Come photograph our orchestra!
And mine!
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House Finch juvenile?
in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
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House finch juvie seconded.