floraphile Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 27 Jan 2022 Baldwin co. AL; bayside/riverside state park/campground 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Yup! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, IKLland said: Yup! I may be wrong, taking a closer look. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Im getting a Sharpie vibe. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, Avery said: Im getting a Sharpie vibe. I am as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 9 minutes ago, Avery said: Im getting a Sharpie vibe. Sorry @floraphile! Just curious, why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Relatively straight leading edge to wings, head well forward of wings; doesn't that suggest Coop? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Sorry @floraphile! Just curious, why? Giss but more specifically, the squared tail, small head, and small bill. Even though the wings aren’t “pushed forward” the head protuberance difference is noticeable 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 37 minutes ago, Avery said: Giss ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: Relatively straight leading edge to wings, head well forward of wings; doesn't that suggest Coop? That's what I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, IKLland said: ? General Impression of Size and Shape. I agree with Sharpie. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Looks like a Sharpie to me, but as I have posted so many "Sharpie or Coopers?" pics, by no means an expert. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Dunno, looks like a Cooper's though. As Charlie Spencer said, straight edge to wings, and if you take a closer look you can see that the tail feathers are fairly rounded with significantly large white tips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 That’s a tough one. I’d have to have observed its flight I think. The head looks smallish, but is turned. The body looks tubular, like Coop. Wing position could be temporarily in the “cross” position, instead of pulled forward. If they stayed like that the whole time I’d say Coop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 That nape looks pretty dark, although granted it's not a great look at it. Did it fly in normal controlled wingflaps, or kind of like a spaz? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Dunno, looks like a Cooper's though. As Charlie Spencer said, straight edge to wings, and if you take a closer look you can see that the tail feathers are fairly rounded with significantly large white tips. Not sure what you’re seeing with the white tips. I see barely any. The tail feathers are not graduated, and the whole tail fan has “sharp” corners. You are more likely to see a Sharpie with its wings straight than a Coop with its wings pushed forwards, in my experience. Head looks small to me, as does the overall bird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Hybrid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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