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    BOW website

    Yes, Birds of the World.
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    BOW website

    It just reappeared!
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    BOW website

    Is anybody else experiencing an outage? Peter
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    Optics Events 2024

    San Diego Bird Festival 21-25 February https://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/birding/san-diego-bird-festival/
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    Help ID Long Winged Majestic Raptor- Owens Valley CA 01/24

    In Swainson's the wingtips should reach the end of the tail on a perched bird. They are short of that in this bird. Peter
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    Loon sp. from coastal San Diego county, California.

    No, it's not. But, it is the most common at times when hundreds are flying southward. Common and Red-throated are by no means rare.
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    Unidentified passerine

    My thanks to both John and MacNara for their insightful comments.
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    Unidentified passerine

    Bird seen on 23 September at sea on cruise ship between Kushiro and Muroran, Japan. All photos are of same bird, numbers for reference only. Peter
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    Storm-petrel ID, San Diego

    After the tropical storm hit California recently, several Least have been seen in the state including on inland waters. I was on a whale watching trip out of San Diego Wednesday on the week this was taken and we did have a Least Storm-Petrel.
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    Storm-petrel ID, San Diego

    If one assumes the bird's flight at the time taken was perpendicular to the aim of the camera (in other words showing the full length of the bird) then the shortness of the tail strongly favors Least. Otherwise it is unidentifiable. Even with excellent photos some of these species/subspecies...
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    New Vortex travel scope

    I know nothing about this scope or the seller but it's here for $999 USD: Vortex Razor HD 56mm Angled Spotting Scope Peter
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    Is there a yellow-breasted hummingbird

    Strictly speaking AFAIK there are no yellow-breasted hummingbirds in the world. At certain lights in certain angles the gorget can appear yellowish. The only one I know of whose gorget often reflects yellow is the Ruby-topaz which exists nowhere near the USA. Also the gorget is generally not...
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    Lynx Edicions - What Next ?

    There must be a demand for it as it's selling used for $275 (USD) minimum.
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    Tennessee Warbler - Wisconsin US

    I am not convinced it's one or the other from what we can see in the photos. The bill seems to be finer than that of the vireo and the extension of the tail beyond the undertail coverts seems shorter than normally seen in the vireo.
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    Comment by 'peterginsburg' in media 'Least Tern with a catch'

    Least Tern?
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