floraphile Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 07 Oct 2021 Dauphin Island, Mobile co. AL; beach & jetties 1. Peregrine Falcon 2. Peregrine Falcon or Osprey? 3. Least Sandpiper 4. Northern Harrier 5. one of the Night Herons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 Yes. 2 Not sure yet... 3 Western? 4 Yes. 5 Yes, it is a Night-heron, and I would suggest Yellow-Crowned. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kevin said: 2 Not sure yet.... It might be a Peregrine.... Honestly I don't think it can be identified. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kevin said: It might be a Peregrine.... Honestly I don't think it can be identified. It looks very much like an Osprey to me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 looks like Sanderling. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 1. Peregrine. You can see the moustache if you zoom in. 2. Osprey 3. Looks like Sanderling to me 4. Northern Harrier 5. Night-Heron sp. edit: semi-sniped Edited October 7, 2021 by Avery 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: 3 looks like Sanderling. 1 minute ago, Avery said: 3. Looks like Sanderling to me I should always just go with my gut feeling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Avery said: 1. Peregrine. You can see the moustache if you zoom in. 2. Osprey 3. Looks like Sanderling to me 4. Northern Harrier 5. Night-Heron sp. edit: semi-sniped I agree 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: 3 looks like Sanderling. I thought so at first, but was unsure if Sanderlings would forage on rocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, floraphile said: I thought so at first, but was unsure if Sanderlings would forage on rocks? Yeah, they will. Though that is partly why I went with Western. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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