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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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    Need ID for a Sandpiper, seen in Panama

    As a corollary to this, the "black" legs of many other peeps can appear duller when caked in mud. Lesson: use leg color with caution. Peter
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    Manfrotto 128RC

    Try pressing the concave portion of the black lever in order get more of the cam onto the foot of your scope. If that does not work then it's likely a problem with the scope's foot and then you'd have to attach a plate in order to secure the scope to the head.
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    Southern Texas Flycatcher

    I believe there is pale at the base of the mandible but more telling it the pattern of white in the inner tertial. Most likely a Great Crest. Peter
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    It seems that the book you reference only covers 320 species. Far from complete.

    It seems that the book you reference only covers 320 species. Far from complete.
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    Mongolia, May 2023

    Looking for another birder to join group for trip beginning 4 May and ending 19 May. Starts and ends in Ulaanbaatar. Price 2100 GBP. As I will be gone for most of the next month it might be best to contact DMW author of the Budget Saudi Arabia who has all the details. Peter
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    Warbler ID - BC Canada

    With the quality of the photo, I'm not sure if one can positively tell. One feature that gives me pause in calling it a Mac is the shortness of the undertail coverts.
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    Flycatcher. Mt.Lemmon

    Maybe, it is the most likely but Pacific-slope can't be ruled out. Peter
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    A few from Saguaro National Park, Arizona, US, March 19, 2022

    To me the head pattern, especially in the malar region is not nearly as well defined as normally seen in Rufous-crowned. Despite Sibley's description of a short bill, I think the head pattern and the rufous lesser coverts make this bird (5) a better candidate for Rufous-winged Sparrow. Peter
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    What Discontinued Binocular Would You Redesign and Bring Back If You Could ?

    B&L Elite 7X36 with focus knob moved to ocular end, waterproofing and slightly lighter build. I like the old fold-down rubber eyecups but if they were to be replaced, those on the previously mentioned Vortex Fury 6.5 would be great. This is/was a great binocular with 420' field of view and focus...
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    Tennessee Warbler? Or Nashville Warbler? Nashville, TN 19 Sept 21

    I do not think it is positively identifiable but there appear to be wing bars in the last photo so I might throw Chestnut-sided into the mix although I'd expect that species might show a cocked tail.
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