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Question about field marks for Cooper's
Creeker replied to gstacks's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
I never use the white tip in separating the two. -
Do you have any other angles on bird #1? I'm not convinced it's not a Lilac-crowned. We used to have Lots of Red-crowned here in my San Diego area neighborhood. Now they have been displaced by a flock of Lilac-crowned about 250 strong. The Red-crowned moved to the next city and now number 500+.
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We can eliminate Gos with those even lines on the tail.
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I was thinking that too, but I knew the juvie was a Common, so I figured maybe this was a Common adult in an elongated position. The tail looked long, but not too long for Common. I admit I have tons of experience seeing Great-tailed, and zero seeing Common, so I would defer to Benjamin on this one.
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Can't tell you how many times NOMO tripped me up earlier in my birding years. I'd spend 10 minutes staring at one, then realize stupid mockingbird! 🧐
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I agree with Barn Swallows.
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Correct again.
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Looks right to me.
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Yes. A young male.
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Identifying an Unknown Bird(?) Call
Creeker replied to idkwhatthisiss's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Are you near water? Black-Crowned Night Heron makes a few weird calls. -
Identifying an Unknown Bird(?) Call
Creeker replied to idkwhatthisiss's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
I have poor hearing and wear hearing aids. One is broken now so I'm having trouble hearing your recording. My hearing aid can't filter out the static, so I hear a lot of static and a tiny bit of the bird. -
I like this. The OP said it was actively going branch to branch, which no flycatchers do. Flycatchers go out and back. Yellow-rumpeds actually do both.
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Identifying an Unknown Bird(?) Call
Creeker replied to idkwhatthisiss's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Try recording it again. You must have been far away, the sound is poor. I'm sure I could ID it for you with a decent recording. And yes, I did try both of your clips. -
Suspected Osprey - not best pic
Creeker replied to Mark's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
This bird, flying over water, is an Osprey for me. -
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Possibly hawk in Los Angeles
Creeker replied to LarsTheo's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
You have an adult Cooper's Hawk there. They adapt well to urban settings. They are fond of eating Mourning Doves and Rock Pigeons.