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    Suggestions needed--Online interactive bird checklist

    Hi all, I work with a local land trust in the San Francisco Bay Area (the Muir Heritage Land Trust www.muirheritagelandtrust.org), and we have just opened a 702 acre property to the public. We are also closing on an adjacent 483 acre property in a few weeks, so we will be managing and...
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    ID help needed with a Texas native. . . .plant.

    I apologize that the help I need is not with the bird (Scaled Quail), but with the plant it is on. I always like to know what accompanies the bird in my shots. I was hoping that somebody here might have a clue as to what it is, as you all have helped me with many birds in the past. I took the...
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    National Bird of Mexico?

    Kind of a silly question, but I was trying to figure out what the national bird of Mexico is. Most of the websites state it is the Crested Caracara, while a few others, notably a National Geographic site, state that it is the Golden Eagle. I even tried the Mexican Embassy in Washington, but...
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    Migration question for the Americas

    Hi all, I've been doing a little research for a project of mine, and all of the migrating birds I've studied breed in North America and winter in Central or South America. A quick question, are there any birds that "winter" (actually, our summer) in North America and breed in South America...
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    Tern help, So California Coast

    Hi all, Need some help with some tern ID's. When I took them, I was certain they were all Royal Terns, but now I am asking for confirmation on the ID's. Any of these Elegants? I took these in late February, which is probably early for Elegants. It's funny how examining a photo over and over...
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    Possible Shearwater, Los Angeles?

    While on a Los Angeles Audubon pelagic trip yesterday, one of the expert guides (and believe me, they were experts and a great help) had a brief glimpse of a dark shearwater flying away. He called it out and I snapped what I thought may have been his bird (I'm not even certain I snapped the...
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    Peep help, Southern and Central California

    Hi all, I'm having some difficulty IDing these peeps. I'm pretty sure they are Dowitchers, but Long or Short-billed is the question. They were all in Southern California with the exception of the image where the bird is flapping (the first image). The bird in images 4 and 5 I believe to be...
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    Ptarmigan Help Please. Alaskan Penisula

    Hi all! I'm thinking all these are Willow, but the bill size seems to vary amongst them. Probably just an illusion. . . . Any suggestions? Thanks! Steve
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    Pectoral Sandpiper? New Jersey, Fall

    Hi all! I'm pretty sure this is a Pectoral Sandpiper, but my confidence level is never very high with peeps. The photo was taken in Northwestern New Jersey many falls ago, in a fresh water swamp near the Appalachian Trail. Seems to be in breeding plumage, would that be unusual for mid to late...
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    Sparrow help, Southern California, Texas Coast

    Hello again! Need some confirmation help and id help with a couple of sparrows. The first was taken in the San Diego area and I'm relatively confident is a Ca Coastal variety Song Sparrow. But with my track record, who knows?!? The second was taken in Gilchrist, TX on the Bolivar Peninsula...
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    More Flycatchers, Southeast Arizona, Early Summer

    Here are some more puzzlers for me. All were taken in the Huachuca Mountains, in riparian habitat. The first I believe to be a Cassin's Kingbird. The next two, I really struggle with and am looking for some help. I'm thinking in the Emphidonax genus, but possibly a pewee. Thanks again! Steve
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    Flycatchers, Southeast Arizona, Early Summer

    I'm on to my unidentified flycatchers and was looking again for some help and tips in identifying them. The first set was taken in the Chiricahua Mountains, in a riparian area. I have no clue as to its ID. What is perplexing to me, is the lack of an apparent eye ring, relatively small size...
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    Scaup Help--San Diego, CA New Year's

    Hi all,, I again need some help with some very tough birds for me. I took these a couple of years ago over New Year's on Coronado Island, and I have a very tough time distinguishing between the two Scaup species (I'm assuming I have two species here). Any insight into features to look for...
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    South Texas Warbler Help

    Had this guy near a pond on a 108F day in very south Texas in mid May. I'm leaning towards a female Nashville, but really, I have no idea. Though it looks, to me, mostly like a Connecticut, but it would be well out of its range. Thanks for the help, yet again!! Steve
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    Arizona Confirmation needed: Warbler, Thrasher

    I've been going through some old photos that I'm trying to figure out and keyword. I must admit, I wasn't paying a ton of attention when I was taking these pictures, I was in a blind with my then 10 month old on my lap. Though not great for photography, she squealed in delight every time a...
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    Hawk help, East San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA

    Hi all, I'm struggling with the id of these two hawks. They both were taken in my yard in the East San Francisco Bay Area, in a hillside blue oak habitat. The first one was taken in August, the next two in July (I'm just getting around to sorting last year's photos). When I took them, I...
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    Sub-species on Lists?

    I'm not much of a list keeper, though I have put together a yard list of the birds seen here over the last couple of years. Does one count sub-species on a life, yard, country, county list? For example, I've had both Oregon and Slate-colored Juncos in my yard this year. Though several years...
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    Flycatcher ID Help, Please (Mojave Desert, CA, USofA

    I posted these images last week, but had no takers on ID attempts, though my original images didn't show up on the post (Aperture compatibility issues. . . . ). They all were taken about 2 weeks ago during migration at an oasis in the northern Mojave Desert in California. There were Hammond's...
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    Flycatcher help needed.

    Flycatcher help needed (Mojave Desert, CA USA). I stink at Empids. While I was in the northern Mojave Desert (SE California) two weeks ago, I was surrounded by Hammond's, Duskys and Grays during the early part of their migration. I was able to ID them in the field with the help of some...
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    Nighthawk Help Needed

    I took these last spring in South Texas and need help confirming the ID's (I'm finally getting through the images from that trip). There are four different birds, one photo for the first, two for the second, one for the third, and two for the fourth. There is so much variability shown in the...
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    Sharp-shinned Hawk?

    This hawk flew in about 30 mins after the Cooper's Hawk I posted yesterday. It was smaller than the first hawk, but with male/female overlaps, I'm not ready to be definitive. The body and the legs seem much more slight than the Cooper's, but I didn't get a good shot of the chest or tail, so...
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    Cooper's Hawk?

    I'm new to the forum and found it very informative. I need some help--I photographed this hawk and am pretty sure it is a Cooper's, but the very white face has me in doubt. The photo's were taken in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (very south Texas) in late May. Thanks for the help!
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