VRVan Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Help out a northwesterner with south eastern birds? Thanks, Merritt Island NWR FL - 2-7-19 Mottled Ducks? Palm Warbler A plover of some kind? Not sure about this one - black bellied? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I'll pass on the ducks, but I can confirm Palm Warbler and the last is a Ruddy Turnstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: I'll pass on the ducks, but I can confirm Palm Warbler and the last is a Ruddy Turnstone. same here. I could look at a field guide to compare on the ducks but I'd dare to say they're not mallards or most of the other common ones. Bill color looks like female on left, male on right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRVan Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thanks for the IDs. I quit looking through possible candidates before I got to turnstones! I'm hoping some Florida duck guru can help me on the first picture. It looks good to me, there is the clean beige head and strongly marked body. The bill colors seem right for male and female. I think I see a black spot near the gape that is diagnostic but there is some glare in the picture that makes it less certain than it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 They don’t look like pure Mottled with that white in the tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I'd agree with Mallard x Mottled... which unfortunately is being more common in FLA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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