cooldood Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) Today on lake in Maine. The duck looks like an immature hooded merganser to me???? Edited August 20 by cooldood fix test 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Swamp Sparrow and a Hoodie. Beautiful pictures! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Swamp Sparrow and a Hoodie. Beautiful pictures! Help out this west coaster. Why is that a swamp sparrow and not a song sparrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 2 minutes ago, IKLland said: Help out this west coaster. Why is that a swamp sparrow and not a song sparrow? It is a juvenile bird because it has its take still. (Just a side note) Swamp Sparrows are much redder/russet-brown on the back than Song Sparrows. Also, a juvenile Song Sparrow would not have that defined streaking on the breast, and white stomach. (It would be a buffy tan brown all over the front.) Sorry if I didn't explain that well, I have to go run. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 2 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: It is a juvenile bird because it has its take still. (Just a side note) Swamp Sparrows are much redder/russet-brown on the back than Song Sparrows. Also, a juvenile Song Sparrow would not have that defined streaking on the breast, and white stomach. (It would be a buffy tan brown all over the front.) Sorry if I didn't explain that well, I have to go run. Thanks! Just to be clear, I know what the differences between the adults are, just not the juveniles. I think I see it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 54 minutes ago, IKLland said: Thanks! Just to be clear, I know what the differences between the adults are, just not the juveniles. I think I see it now. Yeah, it can be very tricky sometimes. I had to stare at this bird for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: I had to stare at this bird for a while. Alas, much of birding is staring at birds for a while! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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