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  1. The Bird Nuts
    I believe Phalarope713 was asking if it could be a Chihuahuan Raven.
  2. The Bird Nuts
    1. Yes, House Finches 2. Looks good for a Bushtit to me 3. Lesser Goldfinch
  3. The Bird Nuts
    Imagine showing up to a bird walk in that. 😄 It doesn't look like you can look up very easily...
  4. The Bird Nuts
    I agree with Eastern Phoebe. The "band" on the tail is a shadow.
  5. The Bird Nuts
    I don't think it's automatic; there are "hotspot editors" (there two in my state) and I assume they're the ones who make those decisions.
  6. The Bird Nuts
    The first bird is a Common Goldeneye. I'm assuming the others are COGOs as well.
  7. The Bird Nuts
    I think it looks better for a Swainson's Thrush due to more tan brown color and the buffy spectacles.
  8. The Bird Nuts
    I agree - adorable call duck. :)
  9. The Bird Nuts
    Welcome to Whatbird! That is a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.
  10. The Bird Nuts
    Agreed, adult and juvenile Cooper's Hawks. Cooper's can be told apart from the very similar Sharp-shinned Hawk by the large, flat-topped, blocky head with small eyes toward the front, the thicker feet, the more elongated body, the light gray nape on the adults, and the thinner breast streaking on the juveniles.
  11. The Bird Nuts
    I agree with Lesser due to the greener color and striped back.
  12. The Bird Nuts
    It's a House Finch. Purple Finches are more of a reddish-pink color and they have reddish wingbars.
  13. The Bird Nuts
    Male Common Mergansers.
  14. The Bird Nuts
    Both are Chipping Sparrows.
  15. The Bird Nuts
    That is indeed a Song Sparrow. I'm not sure if it has to due with age or nonbreeding plumage or what, but some can show a little buff color in the malar area like that. A Lincoln's would have a contrasting blue-gray supercilium and neck and thinner, crisper streaking on buffy flanks and breast.
  16. The Bird Nuts
    Agree with Pine.
  17. The Bird Nuts
    Hard to tell, but I vote Cooper's due to the flat-topped head with the eyes toward the front, and the relatively clean and thin streaking on the breast.
  18. The Bird Nuts
    Vireos make similar nests.
  19. The Bird Nuts
    That is an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk with the small, rounded head, large eyes, extensive dark cap (goes over eyes and onto nape area), thin toes, and broad-shouldered appearance. EDIT: I was too slow!
  20. The Bird Nuts
    That is a male House Sparrow. Note the large, rounded bill, the black bib and mask, the gray crown, and the unstreaked underparts. The House Sparrow is a non-native and invasive species in the U.S. and is not related to our "New World" sparrows.
  21. The Bird Nuts
    Red-shouldered is correct!
  22. The Bird Nuts
    Charlie Spencer is correct, you saw Cedar Waxwings. Birds (and anything else!) can look much different in different lighting.
  23. The Bird Nuts
    I think I got 15 or 16...didn't keep track very well.
  24. The Bird Nuts
    Looks like a Peregrine Falcon.
  25. The Bird Nuts
    American Tree Sparrow by The Bird Nuts, on Flickr
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