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Bushtits in the background and the trill is an Orange-crowned Warbler.
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Lark Sparrow! If I'm not mistaken that's a good bird for Mississippi and should be reported.
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Besides birding, let's see... Literally anything else to do with nature - butterflies and moths are a big one right now. Mammals of course. Piano, Photography, and Drawing are my other ones, although I haven't drawn in forever. I dink around with building stuff too - I love working with my hands so if I can come up with anything robotic that needs to be made I'll try to make it ?
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With that yellow supercilium, Savannah Sparrow for sure!
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Eastern Phoebe?
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Cassin's Finch then?
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I drove 9 hours through a literal blizzard to get Ivory Gull. It depends on how rare the bird is - I would drive a good distance for Hobby.
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3 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:
PUFI
This
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I would call the first one YR and the second Nashville, but man am I rusty.
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51 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:
Cassin’s?
Yep!
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7 hours ago, IKLland said:
Warbling vireo?
No, but warm.
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20 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said:
Okay, I'm confused. Are we saying only Pipings and Snowys get banded?
Why band a bird more than once?
Some birds get multiple bands at one time - colored ones and numbered ones for easier ID iirc.
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2 hours ago, IKLland said:
Is it a warbler?
Nope
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11 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said:
Has Bay-breasted been guessed yet?
Nope, but that's not right either.
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2 hours ago, IKLland said:
Cape may warbler.
1 hour ago, Aaron said:American redstart?
Nope
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All Canadas.
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1 hour ago, IKLland said:
Blackpoll warbler?
Nope
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11 hours ago, IKLland said:
Western Tanager?
Nope
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Yay! New challenge:
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Black-throated Green?
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Agreed with Song. Facial pattern is spot on. Looks like maybe a stunted young bird? It doesn't look very healthy to me.
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As is clearly evident, the eBird rating system is a bit controversial. I'd rate your photos a 3 - I'd even see people rating a photo like your Black Phoebe shot at a 2, simply because the bird is out of focus and the background is distracting.
As far as quality of the images, I'd say the main issue I have with the first ones you posted is that they're slightly fuzzy. I agree with most - I'd put them at a 3. 4 to me are photos that are in good focus and have good composition. I reserve my 5s for photos that would be 4s but have just that next step of quality - bird is exceptionally clear, background is perfectly aligned, maybe the bird behavior is showcased, something like that.
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Eh, yeah, it's so mechanical it's probably a Steller's Jay. I've heard them make similar noises before. Whatever you're using for recording struggles to pick up any bass ?
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Guess the bird by it's tail challenge!
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Hm. Spruce Grouse?