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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

    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

    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 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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    Help with I.D. Sparrow-like? Southern California

    I don't have a complete shot of the bird. The two here show almost all of the bird except for the beak. It then took off before I could get another shot. Photo one Photo two
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    Sharp-shinned Hawk? Confirmation needed, So Calif.

    The tail feathers and the color of nape of neck, skinny legs, is this a Sharpie? Making daily visits to my feeders. Photo one Photo two
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    Clay colored Sparrows, So. Calif. I. D. Please

    This bird was located along a inland freshwater lake. Probably something common, but I do not recognize it. Thanks in advance. Photo one Photo two
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    A Gallard? I.D. Please, So California

    This strange looking duck, hanging around with a female Gadwall, looks like a cross between a Gadwall and a Mallard. Normal Male Gallard
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    Help- Small yellowish bird, So. California

    Large numbers of these small yellowish birds, about the size of the Ruby Crowned Kinglet and an eye ring, but with a stripe from the eye forward. Photo one Photo Two Photo Three
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    I.D. Confirmation: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, So California

    These were take some time apart, Photo one - front view Photo two - rear view Different bird last year - same species?
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    Confirmation Needed - Fox Sparrow? So. California

    I haven't seen one of these before, but they are supposed to occur here. Front View Side View
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    Some kind of teal? I.D. Help please, So. California

    These small ducks were in with Gadwalls, Shovelers and Mallards. I thought perhaps a Blue-winged Teal, the lack of white patches and facial stripe. Any guidance would be appreciated. Photo one Photo Two
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    Western Wood Peewee? Confirmation Please.

    These flycatchers all look alike, but I think this is a Western Wood-Peewee. Photo one Photo two
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    Orange-crowned Warbler?

    There are lots of orange-crowned warblers around this area, but this bird seem larger than the others. Photo one Photo two This is one of the Orange-crowned warblers I am pretty sure of.
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    Song Birds- Confirmation? So. California

    I was shooting in my favorite hide and another birder i.d. this bird as a "Fox Sparrow" Doesn't look like the book. It resembles a song sparrow to me. The second bird looks like a goldfinch, but the coloring doesn't appear right. Fox Sparrow? 1 Fox Sparrow? 2 Goldfinch ?
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    Flycatcher of some sort? So. California

    Taken along the coastal shrub areas with Orange-crowned Warblers, bushtits and wrentits. Photo one Photo two Photo Three
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    Semipalmated Sandpiper or Western Sandpiper? So. California

    These were shot in a estuary in Southern California. There have been reported that Semipalmated Sandpipers have been spotted there. I have not seen one before and these appear different that the Western Sandpipers with their clean white breasts. Photo one
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