Quiscalus quiscula
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1 hour ago, Tanager 101 said:
I'm an Allen's Hummingbird!
Same
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Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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55 minutes ago, lonestranger said:
Are you sure it's only a dream? One day you'll have the nightmare of trying to identify weird-looking ducks that might be hybrids...in bad lighting...but you'll be awake!!!!
Yes, it was based on a real experience....
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2 minutes ago, Birds are cool said:
Didn't think about until now. What about a Blue-winged Teal? It would be rare, but seems like a perfect match.
I wouldn't exactly say perfect match. I've never seen a Blue-winged Teal with even a hint of orange on the bill, and it structurally seems wrong. At least not a pure BWTE, although it crossed my mind before.
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I keep dreaming about trying to identify weird-looking ducks that might be hybrids....in bad lighting....
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Yes, Red-tailed Hawk.
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birdie 🦉 #237: 🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
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1 minute ago, Tanager 101 said:
They were for me. It is shameful it took this long to get them as I live super close to their habitat and have been to it many, many times including locations they are fairly commonly seen. I hope you can get it too soon!
Yeah, it might take me a while as they do seem to be declining quite a bit in NY.
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1 minute ago, Tanager 101 said:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/523132791 Kind of shameful it took me this long to get one but RUFFED GROUSE!!!!! Thanks again to @Birding Boy for pointing these out on the trip! It was close to dark but I managed some bad photos
Awesome!! They are a nemesis of mine.
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I don't have a good photo right now, anybody can go.
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3 minutes ago, Monkeylenz said:
So you don't think it's a hybrid?
Correct, I don't think it's a black duck x mallard hybrid, although I think it has hybridization with domestic type mallards somewhere along the line.
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27 minutes ago, stitch58 said:
Northern Gannet?
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49 minutes ago, Birds are cool said:
Don't always trust Merlin. It's IDs are usually wrong
It's true Merlin is wrong some of the time, and isn't useful in complicated IDs of similar birds. But for beginning birders, it can still be a very useful tool.
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Head sheen can be quite useful in scaup ID and should not be totally disregarded, although it should never be used as the sole factor in an identification. Percentage wise, it is still more likely than not that a scaup with purple head sheen is a Lesser, and with green sheen a Greater.
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46 minutes ago, Birds are cool said:
The Mallard looks like a American Black Duck x Mallard.
I'm not convinced it's not just some thing with domestic genes. I don't see a lot of black duck elements in the plumage.
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4 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said:
Healthier to eat too. The skin is where a lot of the fat is.
Tasty fat....
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25 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said:
House Finch. Am I correct about the finchlike bill being a field mark?
Yes, finch bills are bigger.
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House Finch.
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Gray Catbird?
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birdie 🦢 #236: 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
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Weird Spatula hybrid?
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45 minutes ago, RobinHood said:
Not much help (appears to be some green on the head?), but I think the bill colour should be good enough for the ID.
Yes, the head is mostly green.
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14 minutes ago, Avery said:
I would report it as a hybrid and see what your reviewer says. In VT, I have yet to have seen a domestic mallard in the wild, and I've seen three or four MALL x ABDU birds, so the hybrid option is more likely, as you said.
That's what I just did. He may accept it with photo proof.
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2 minutes ago, RobinHood said:
These hybrids are common locally for me, probably five currently, with significant variations although the Sibley example is the most common. This one looks OK - I was going to suggest lightening the first photo but I'm not sure the head plumage would be more clear.
Well, this is it lightened anyway.
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?