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  1. Melierax
    I'm not aware of any sparrow that sounds like that.
  2. Melierax
    Oh, those are Siskins.
  3. Melierax
    The first one is a Yellowthroat. The second one makes me think of Orange-crowned Warbler but that can't be it. Maybe a Blackburnian?
  4. Melierax
    If in the first one you're referring to the harsh croaking sound in the background, that's a Common Raven. The second one sounds like a Cassin's Vireo to me.
  5. Melierax
    1. and 2. They look fine for Gray but differentiating from Dusky is extremely difficult. In the future, Grays are (I think) the only North American empids that dip their tails down. 3. Agreed with Sagebrush, looks like a hatch year bird. 4. The loudest call is a young robin's alarm call.
  6. Melierax
    Ah! That makes more sense. A little confusion there....
  7. Melierax
    Absolutely a Virginia Rail. In general birds keep bill shape from a young age, and Green Herons have straight bills.
  8. Melierax
    1. Black-chinned with the fairly large beak and curved wings. 2. Strikes me as a Cassin's Finch. Not positive though
  9. Melierax
    Not a Gray Catbird (light front and undertail)... it strikes me as a vireo.
  10. Melierax
    Maybe Ring-necked Pheasant?
  11. Melierax
    I'd still like to see the photo! You got me intrigued...
  12. Melierax
    Just so you know I figured Gray Partridge would fit because fanned out, they definitely have a bright orange tail and depending on the angle it could look like just the tip was orange.
  13. Melierax
    Maybe a Gray Partridge? The habitat matches better.
  14. Melierax
    They're growing up. About to fledge! All 5 are doing really well. There are 3 males and 2 females.
  15. Melierax
    Finally got lifer Scott's Oriole! There's been a small population of them in southern Idaho for a while now in a small area of good habitat. They're extremely difficult to find and the roads are bad, so this has taken 3 years of attempts to get. I saw 5 of them today!
  16. Melierax
    Looks to me like the reflection of the surrounding yellow leaves. In the first photo you can see the normal color on the right side, but the left side has the yellow. I'm pretty sure field sparrows don't have yellow on them. EDIT: Sniped!!
  17. Melierax
    I'm not seeing any stripes on the belly... I'm also seeing white outer tail feathers. Chipping Sparrow is what came to mind for me. Here is a lightened version:
  18. Melierax
    Since the bird is really wet the feathers separate and make dark shadows. I'm not good with the flycatchers but I can confirm 2. and 3.!
  19. Melierax
    You're in breeding range I think. I live in Idaho and they nest here! I normally don't hear of sparrows singing that early, but out of all the sparrows I think Lincoln's are one of the most vociferous. It could definitely be nesting nearby! I
  20. Melierax
    Thanks! That's a Lincoln's Sparrow.
  21. Melierax
    Can you post the audio without noise reduction?
  22. Melierax
    With those red shafts on the feathers it's a Red-shafted Northern Flicker. Also, Gildeds have a lot more brown extending from the cap into the nape. EDIT: Okay now I'm not sure. You should wait for someone else to confirm, haha... I can't quite tell the feather color.
  23. Melierax
    Whoops, I didn't notice the Dec. Yep, gotta be a Red-tailed.
  24. Melierax
    Confirmed... nothing else like it in Cali.
  25. Melierax
    Unmistakably a Savannah Sparrow with that yellow supercillium.
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