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    Sparrow I.D. Tia Juana River Valley, So. Calif.

    The Savannah Sparrow has more extensive streaking on the breast and flanks. The bill is lighter in color and thicker in this specimen. Song Sparrows have a dark bill, although the breast looks similar.
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    Sparrow I.D. Tia Juana River Valley, So. Calif.

    This small sparrow was by itself and posed long enough to get some shots. Photo One Photo Two Photo Three Photo Four
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    Lesser Yellowlegs or Solitary Sandpiper So. Calif.

    This does not look like the other Lesser Yellowlegs in the pond, the neck seems too long for a solitary Sandpiper. Any help? Photo one Photo two Photo three
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    Hawk I. Needed, So. California

    Thanks to all who commented. Darn anther Cooper's, to go with the 40 other shots I have (mostly adult Coopers). Guess I was hoping for something more exotic.
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    Hawk I. Needed, So. California

    Help please. Could this be a Broad-winged hawk? My first take was a red-shouldered. Photo One Photo Two Thanks
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    Thick-billed Kingbird or Cassin's? Southern California

    I came across an account for a Thick-billed Kingbird to be found occasionally Carlsbad, Ca. area. I went through my Kingbirds and came across this shot. Does it look larger because of it being wide open or is it a Thick-billed Kingbird instead of a Cassin's ? Kingbird
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    Help Hummingbird - Anna's ? So. California

    Thanks Lisa, Humminbird, and the Falcon for your confirmations, darn another Anna's.
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    Help Hummingbird - Anna's ? So. California

    I get a lot of hummingbird shots, but they all seem to be Anna's Hummingbird. This one looks a little different, probably because I want it to be. Photo one Photo two
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    Goldfinch? Southern California

    This little bird, about the size of a goldfinch, would not give me a view of its front. It dove into the bushes and I thought I saw another partner that was yellow and black in color. I was thinking Lesser Goldfinch, but it does not look like any other picture (lack of yellowish green on the...
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    Help! Semipalmated Sandpiper or Western? So. California

    I know, but the first time I posted picture one, some time ago, everyone agreed it was a semipalmated sandpiper. Now I am looking at some other shots and they are confusing. I will examine the links you have provided.
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    Connecticut USA Greater or Lesser yellowlegs?

    When I first read the initial responses, I thought I was wrong. My take is a lesser also. I have shots of both (I believe). Lesser Greater
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    Help! Semipalmated Sandpiper or Western? So. California

    I know that Southern California is out of the normal range for Semipalmated, but they have been spotted in Southern Calif. I still find it difficult to tell them apart. Are these all Westerns or some Semipalmated? Photo One Photo two Photo Three Thanks Dennis
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    Herring Gull? So. California

    Thanks, those are great shots. Did you take them?
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    Herring Gull? So. California

    Only got three shots of this flyby. Is it an immature Herring Gull? Thanks in advance. Photo one Photo two Photo three
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    Are these Sharp-tailed Grouse? So. Dakota

    Thanks to the commenters, the second bird doesn't appear to have the crest like the first and the coloration around the bill seems different, but they were close together so it makes sense that they are both sharp-tailed grouse.
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    Are these Sharp-tailed Grouse? So. Dakota

    I took these in Custer State park in South Dakota. The first shot does look like a Sharp-tailed Grouse, the second? Photo one Photo two Thanks in advance.
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    Unknown Sparrow, So. California

    Thanks again all, no the sparrow looked at, but ignored the grasshopper. I will soon learn to recognize the female house sparrow.
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    Unknown Sparrow, So. California

    I find it difficult to tell the sparrows apart. It this a Song Sparrow or Savannah Sparrow or something else? Found in a estuarine marsh: (all the same bird) Photo one Photo two Photo three
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    Grosbeak, Black-headed? or Rose-breasted So. California

    Thanks all, I just glad there weren't domestic pigeons.
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    Grosbeak, Black-headed? or Rose-breasted So. California

    Darn, there were a lot of them around and house finches as well.
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    Grosbeak, Black-headed? or Rose-breasted So. California

    I went searching for a reported sighting of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. However, I did not knowingly see one. I have never seed one unless these two shots are them. I didn't notice until I processed the pictures that these do look like grosbeaks. It does resemble the Black-headed with the...
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    Blue Grosbeak female? So. California

    I just came across this one in my shoot today, this has to be blue grosbeak Blue Grosbeak?
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    Blue Grosbeak female? So. California

    Thanks to Stevo and Jim, I thought I had a new one. Looks like it is a yellow-headed blackbirds.
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    Blue Grosbeak female? So. California

    There were yellow-headed blackbirds in the area and that was my first thought, but such a massive beak. Here is one Well maybe it too has a thick bill
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    Blue Grosbeak female? So. California

    Maybe I am way off base. The massive bill does look like a grosbeak and the nearest I can come is a female Blue Grosbeak. Please help. Photo One Photo two
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