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Recent content by Garrett Lau

  1. Garrett Lau

    Yellowlegs, California

    Thanks.
  2. Garrett Lau

    Yellowlegs, California

    This morning, I went to a spot in San Jose, California where both Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs are often found. I am wondering whether this is a Lesser Yellowlegs. It is the one on the right in the photo with multiple birds. Sorry, I don't have any photos with a different bill angle.
  3. Garrett Lau

    Accipiters, California

    Great! Thanks.
  4. Garrett Lau

    Accipiters, California

    Cool. Thanks.
  5. Garrett Lau

    Accipiters, California

    Thanks for all the replies so far. The broad, rufous streaks are what make me think they are Sharp-shinned, but I can also see that the tail suggests Cooper's. I'll wait for more replies.
  6. Garrett Lau

    Accipiters, California

    The first two photos are of one bird, seen on September 13 in San Jose, California. The second two photos are of another bird, seen on September 14 in Mountain View, California. I'm thinking they are both Sharp-shinned Hawks, but Cooper's would be much more likely.
  7. Garrett Lau

    Possible Semipalmated Sandpiper, California

    Yes, one was reported there four days before I took that photo.
  8. Garrett Lau

    Possible Semipalmated Sandpiper, California

    Thanks for the replies. I've found another picture of it that doesn't show the legs or the bill, but it shows the back in better light.
  9. Garrett Lau

    Possible Semipalmated Sandpiper, California

    This bird was among Western Sandpipers at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, California on August 14. Its has a shorter, straighter bill than the other sandpipers, so I am wondering if it is a Semipalmated Sandpiper. Sorry I don't have any other photos of it.
  10. Garrett Lau

    Tanzania - Black Tern?

    Thanks for the detailed analysis. That's very interesting. FWIW, the only other terns that I could identify in the park that day were Whiskered Terns.
  11. Garrett Lau

    Warbler in Tanzania

    Thanks for the replies. Based on your photos, it does look like a Rattling Cisticola. Sorry my photos were overexposed.
  12. Garrett Lau

    Tanzania - Black Tern?

    OK. Thanks for the replies.
  13. Garrett Lau

    Warbler in Tanzania

    This little bird was by the hippo pond in Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania on June 24. I would appreciate any help in identifying it.
  14. Garrett Lau

    Tanzania - Black Tern?

    I photographed this tern at Lake Manyara in Tanzania on June 24. I am thinking that the extent of the black makes it look more like a Black Tern than a White-winged Tern, but Black Tern would be quite rare there. I would appreciate any analysis.
  15. Garrett Lau

    Peep, San Francisco Bay

    Oh, yeah. I think it is the bird in the background of the photo in post #2.
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