
Skull Guy
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Its more about the head shape and bill color than the wing for me. You can see the green and brown on the far wing, but the steep forehead and black bill are the characteristics I'm following. Plus general shape fits gadwall over pintail
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100% gadwall
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Yellow lores and white throat = White-throated Sparrow
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Please help with a warbler
Skull Guy replied to hbvol50's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Can we think of this as possibly a red-eyed vireo? The bill looks short but maybe that due to angle and perspective -
Is this an Ovenbird?
Skull Guy replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Ovenbirds are warblers.... -
We need sparrow advice again and again
Skull Guy replied to Bitzgirl7's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Check this compared to immature Chipping Sparrow, the pink legs and small bill, combined with lack of yellow or streaks on the face lead to chipping sparrow. The fleshy bill is evident meaning its a first year bird -
Its a kingbird species, date and location will significantly help in ID
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Stranger to my back yard.
Skull Guy replied to Al the Red one's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thats likely because its a female or young bird. Almost behaving like a youngster looking for food/parents -
Stranger to my back yard.
Skull Guy replied to Al the Red one's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
This is a northern flicker -
Pine Warbler or Baltimore Oriole?
Skull Guy replied to Bitzgirl7's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Definitely a Baltimore oriole, female or young bird. The bird in the last pic on the right looks to be a brown thrash or thrush species -
Indigo Bunting?
Skull Guy replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
This is a blue grosbeak. Notice the rusty colored wing bars. Looks like a first year male but I dont have a lot of experience with them -
dag nabbit - fast clicked too fast for the ID of the Kestrel!
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Pics 1 and 2 are indeed osprey Pics 3 and 4 are peregrine falcon!
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Downy of Hairy Woodpecker Part II
Skull Guy replied to twitchy's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
This is a female hairy woodpecker, the bill is too long to be a downy