Aidan B 1,490 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) I have a few ID's from today that I would like to make sure are correct. Bird one. Is this what a Cinnamon Teal looks like in flight when viewed from below? Bird two. Cinnamon Teal and not Blue-winged Teal. Bird Three. Cinnamon Teal and not Blue-winged Teal. Bird Four. Cinnamon Teal and not Blue-winged Teal. Bird Five. Herring Gull Bird Six Gadwall Thanks for the help! Edited February 24 by Aidan B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 1,316 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Your first one reminds me of a Scaup. Don’t know about the Teal. The last one is a Gadwall. No comment on the Gull. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,820 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2-4 seem fine for Cinnamon Teals 5 is a Herring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 2,675 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Not sure yet. It seems to pale for Cinnamon Teal. Cinnamon Teal Cinnamon Teal Cinnamon Teal Herring Gull Gadwall in the foreground and an American Wigeon in the background 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 1,316 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 46 minutes ago, Jefferson Shank said: Not sure yet. It seems to pale for Cinnamon Teal. Go with Scaup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLecy 939 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 22 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Go with Scaup. Not a scaup. A female-plumaged scaup would have a white belly contrasting with a dark breast and dark trailing edge to the wing. I think this bird seems fine for CITE. The lighting in the image is throwing things off a bit, but the structure, head, and underwing pattern seem fine for CITE. I think th dark line making the bird look “hooded” is the shadow from its own head. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 3,370 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 -- Green-winged Teal (wing pattern, wing pattern, wing pattern) 2 -- Blue-winged (note large amount of white between eye and bill and extensive eyeline) 3 -- Cinnamon (note lack of white between eye and bill and nearly non-existent eyeline) 4 -- Why not hybrid? The bird seems to have characters from both, and the bill is certainly nowhere near the long end of CITE bill length. (Note that there is extensive overlap between the two species in bill length.) 5 -- I'm not convinced of Herring, as the wings look narrow and the bill is fine. I will admit that the outer primaries do not look pointed, so argue for a bird older than first cycle, which leans things toward Herring. 6 -- Gadwall (distinctive wing pattern) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLecy 939 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Tony Leukering said: 1 -- Green-winged Teal (wing pattern, wing pattern, wing pattern) I ALMOST wrote that I think it could be a GWTE, but second guessed myself because the belly didn't look light enough. Thnx Tony. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan B 1,490 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 How would I report the fourth bird on ebird? I don't know the field marks of this hybrid and my regional reviewer is very careful in accepting hybrids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,820 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, Aidan B said: How would I report the fourth bird on ebird? I don't know the field marks of this hybrid and my regional reviewer is very careful in accepting hybrids. Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal is an option I believe. Which you should use for any bird you are unsure of. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,820 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, AlexHenry said: Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal is an option I believe. (And in eBird language, the "slash" option includes hybrids, I think) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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