millipede Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 A few more pictures from September 2015 Guessing a heron? Gotta love pictures like this... northern parula? I have a few more pictures of this bird if necessary... seemed very yellow... Accipiter? These two may or may not be the same bird... Something about the marks on this dove, especially on the face, seems off... just a young mourning dove??? A hawk... fun... I see yellow on the legs I believe which means least... correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavan wood Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1. Can't tell where the bird ends and background starts 2. Orange-crowned warbler 3,4. Sharp-shinned hawk 5. Agree with juvie MODO 6. Cooper's if I'm seeing it right. 7. I think you're right with least...maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Pretty sure #2 is indeed a Northern Parula (green back contrasting with bluish wings, greenish head, bluish cheeks, bright yellow throat and upper breast). Photos of the wingbars would confirm it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Like this? ? Having seen orange-crowned warblers in the yard before, I would have been surprised if that one got confirmed. It was a bad angle in that picture but it was the best quality out of the few I had. The distribution/placement of the color seemed more NOPA but, for whatever reason, it just looked like more yellow than I expected. And it's always interesting looking back over three years at pictures and notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Yes, definitely a Northern Parula! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 any thoughts on the other birds? Like the first one especially? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 My first impression on #1 was Spotted Sandpiper, but I don't know. I agree with Sharpie for #3/4 and young MODO for #5. I'd call #6 a Red-shouldered Hawk. The tail is long, but not long enough for an Accipiter. It is bulkier than an Accipiter, but the tail bands aren't thin enough for a young Red-tailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: My first impression on #1 was Spotted Sandpiper, but I don't know. Here's an image with more of the background in it. I believe the bird is larger than one of those sandpipers. I wish I had a better memory. I'm pretty certain this was at a local lake in a spot that, well I remember one time seeing a bird fly over to that location as it was getting darker... too far and too dim to see(might not be this bird, I think it was a little darker) and I was kind of thinking/hoping night heron. Would be nice if you could make out any details... is that dark area its head or, just a dark area? I sure can't tell. So while I'm thinking it's bigger than a spotted or solitary sandpiper, I'm fairly certain we can't do much more than play a guessing game here... which can be fun. Is there anything that rules out coopers easily and points to sharp-shinned? The wings do look forward a little but I am not sure if that's quite good enough to go on or not. And the potential red-shouldered... how confident on that one? I hope to get more and more and MORE old lists put on eBird and I want to be accurate where I can be accurate and just put hawk sp. if I'm not so sure. I know I have a LOT of photos that are just going to be difficult to get solid IDs from but I'll enjoy the ones that can be solved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Solitary Sandpiper is my impression for 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavan wood Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 11:14 AM, The Bird Nuts said: Pretty sure #2 is indeed a Northern Parula (green back contrasting with bluish wings, greenish head, bluish cheeks, bright yellow throat and upper breast). Photos of the wingbars would confirm it. Thanks. Sorry I messed up on that one. Scott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavan wood Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) On 2/28/2019 at 12:50 PM, millipede said: Here's an image with more of the background in it. I believe the bird is larger than one of those sandpipers. I wish I had a better memory. I'm pretty certain this was at a local lake in a spot that, well I remember one time seeing a bird fly over to that location as it was getting darker... too far and too dim to see(might not be this bird, I think it was a little darker) and I was kind of thinking/hoping night heron. Would be nice if you could make out any details... is that dark area its head or, just a dark area? I sure can't tell. So while I'm thinking it's bigger than a spotted or solitary sandpiper, I'm fairly certain we can't do much more than play a guessing game here... which can be fun. Is there anything that rules out coopers easily and points to sharp-shinned? The wings do look forward a little but I am not sure if that's quite good enough to go on or not. And the potential red-shouldered... how confident on that one? I hope to get more and more and MORE old lists put on eBird and I want to be accurate where I can be accurate and just put hawk sp. if I'm not so sure. I know I have a LOT of photos that are just going to be difficult to get solid IDs from but I'll enjoy the ones that can be solved... Besides the tiny recessed head, the tail feathers are all the same length, so that even with the tail spread it looks more squared than rounded. I based my RSHA id on the buteo shape and the thin white lines on the tail. Scott Edit, oh wow! I.just realized I originally said cooper's. No, I clearly wasn't seeing it right. RSHA for me. Edited March 2, 2019 by cavan wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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