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  1. Peter C.

    Gull species - Ontario, Canada

    This is a slightly old-ish photo, taken Oct. 30 20202 by my wife at a nearby storm water management pond. We both at first assumed it was a straight-up 4-cy (winter) Lesser Black-backed Gull, but when she posted a photo of this individual on an eBird list, it caught the attention of the regional...
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    Cooper's Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk?

    Eye colour not regional with these species. Can't imagine what sites you've been looking at, but try Cornell - great side-by-sides of the two species. Cheers, PC
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    Cooper's Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk?

    Second fugl on eye colour - useful for aging within a species, but doesn't say anything about which species you're looking at. I believe the hawk is, indeed, Sharp-shinned; can't see the tail at all well (which is my usual "go-to" feature for distinguishing these two) but the adult Coop should...
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    RFI-Hotels near (but not in) Bogotá

    Hi Avery; Thanks, we went there - wish I'd found a place to stay near there! We had an insane 1.5 hr taxi ride (at an insane cost) to get there, through Bogota traffic; I had been on another birding trip to Colombia about 5 years ago, and had spent one day of that in Bogota - but it feels like...
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    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2020 edition)

    Well, if you want to expand "Team U.S." to "Team NA", I have the following to add from Jan. 01 near my home: Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Merlin Horned Lark Snow Bunting
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    RFI-Hotels near (but not in) Bogotá

    Hi kb57, Thanks for the advice. The S.O. and I will be staying for three nights in Suba, a relatively green area of Bogotá, and taking day trips from there. I was just interested in having a (different) place where we could wake up to a good garden with birds in it. We settled on a cottage in...
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    RFI-Hotels near (but not in) Bogotá

    I am thinking of spending a few days near Bogotá this December, can anyone recommend a hotel (within, say, one hours' drive of downtown) that has good birding right on the grounds? I ask because I'll be there without my own vehicle, and therefore relying on taxis; I don't mind using taxis some...
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    A first trip to Peru

    I hope people don't mind me hijacking this thread a little (is it possible to slightly hijack something? "Take this plane to Cuba!!! Or, if it's too much trouble, just drop me off in Ft. Lauderdale, that'd be okay, too..."). Anyway, sorry, Steve. I am planning to go to Peru this December...
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    Great Crested Flycatcher or Western Kingbird, Kansas, USA, April 2018

    Agree with all that Kratter said. In addition, in the unlikely event that a Great Crested would show up in a situation like this, the stance would be quite different - more vertical, like a pewee.
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    Blackpoll Warbler? Eastern Ontario, Canada

    Yes, Blackpoll - nice shot!
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    Bogota Safety

    I stayed very briefly in Bogota four years ago, in an area called Suba (La Colina). It was quite safe to walk around there during the day, but there are other parts of the city that are note. I would just ask the local people, they'll be very forthcoming. Peter
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    Broad-winged Hawk

    Yep. Country's full of 'em.
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    Addis Ababa Airport

    Andy M.- Hi again; silly me, I forgot - Dawn made an eBird list (of course she did) at the airport, on our way out. And I remember now that, on arrival, we also had African Paradise-Flycatcher there. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S38762902
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    Addis Ababa Airport

    Hi Andy M. She Who Must Be Obeyed (the wife) & I were there briefly in August 2017, and there was a small "green" area just outside the front of the Arrival/Departures area. I frankly don't remember all of what we saw (we had one night at the A.A. Hilton, so that sort of swamped my memory of...
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    Ecuador from Dec. 2018

    I would second Andrew and Larry here - "Ecuador", while a small country compared to say, Germany, has so much diversity that moving just a hundred km. or so can make a huge difference in the compositions of the list of expected birds; but conversely, knowing exactly where a bird is can really...
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