nevsar Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 1) Northern Pintail - These immediately struck me as Northern Pintails. However, those speculums are throwing me off. 2) I would love for this to be a Gray-cheeked thrush. I don't see the prominent eye ring (I expect on a Swainson's Thrush), nor the reddish tail (I expect on a Hermit's thrush). Also the breast looks washed (vs spotted). Edited October 12, 2020 by nevsar Added one more photo of thrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 3 hours ago, nevsar said: However, those speculums are throwing me off. What about them is throwing you off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Northern Pintails and Veery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 The thrush does not have the bold, black lateral throat stripes nor the black throat/chest spotting of Gray-cheeked or Bicknell's Thrush. The nearly non-existent lateral throat stripes and very light spotting identify this as a Veery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevsar Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thank you Bird Nuts & Tony. I considered a Veery while making this post, but I did not realize its color could be this bland. I appreciate your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevsar Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 31 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: What about them is throwing you off? The speculums looked blue. Perhaps the early morning light made the green look like blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 In the first photo, is that a Greater Yellowlegs on the left, and possibly another on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevsar Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: In the first photo, is that a Greater Yellowlegs on the left, and possibly another on the right? Yes. There were a few Greater Yellowlegs in this pool, and a few Lesser Yellowlegs in another pool. Still a decent number of shorebirds sticking around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 10 hours ago, nevsar said: The speculums looked blue. Perhaps the early morning light made the green look like blue. Metallic speculum colors are iridescent, thus can appear as a variety of colors. The pattern is more important the color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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