Jim W Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I took these pictures on April 20 at Keys View in Joshua Tree National Park. It is possible they are the same bird (timestamps are 15 minutes apart). However, they look a little different to me. To me, it looks like bird 1 has a shorter primary projection and is grayer. Bird 1's eyering has me leaning towards Pacific-slope, but pics of Pac-slope online look more olive/yellow. Bird 2 looks like it has longer wings and is a little more olive/yellow. The long primaries on bird 2 have me wondering if it might be a Hammond's. These were just opportunistic pictures when I stopped to check out the view. I do not have any notes on calls or behavior. Thanks in advance! Three pictures of Bird 1: Two pictures of Bird 2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I'm not certain, but they both look like Hammond's to me with those little black bills, eyerings, and long primary projections. It's hard to tell for sure from these photos though. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Both look fine for HAFL to me. The pictures of the first bird are a little tough and I would be conservative on identifying that one to species (but the overall structure and bill look right for HAFL). If these are in fact two separate birds, that would be a pretty good count for JTNP. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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