Dan P Posted Tuesday at 07:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:46 PM (edited) Taken on 9-11-2021 in the morning at Ballona Freshwater Marsh in Playa del Rey, CA (Los Angeles). This bird looks like a Black Phoebe to me. I can't come up with anything else. But there are two things that bother me. (1) The white on the top of the wing. (2) This bird was flying over 50 feet high in a fairly straight path above a small lake, down the length of the lake. Its not the typical behavior I see for a Black Phoebe -- but maybe it had somewhere to go. Edited Tuesday at 07:47 PM by Dan P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted Tuesday at 07:48 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:48 PM Can't say what caused the white, but it looks like a Black Phoebe, nothing else it could be. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted Tuesday at 08:07 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:07 PM Black Phoebe. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted Tuesday at 09:18 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:18 PM Black Phoebe 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted Wednesday at 01:26 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:26 AM The white in the wing looks like possible leucism. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted Wednesday at 01:27 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:27 AM 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: The white in the wing looks like possible leucism. My thoughts as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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