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  1. OntBirder

    Gull I.D - Toronto, ON, Canada

    Hello Birders, I saw this gull: http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/4304143081/ Amongst a bunch of Herrings and Ring-billeds. It had a dark iris (For sure, good views in variety of light), and a very minimal red gonys spot (Not nearly as large as the nearby herrings). It was near Herring...
  2. OntBirder

    White Goose near Toronto, Canada

    What about it makes you say Snow?
  3. OntBirder

    White Goose near Toronto, Canada

    Hello Everyone, I'm having some problems identifying this white goose I saw with a bunch of Canadas in cranberry marsh, Whitby, ON. http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/4024106336/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Anyone have any ideas? There were both Ross's and Snow geese in the area at the time...
  4. OntBirder

    Hummingbird I.D - Honduras North Coast

    Thanks! What an odd plumage!
  5. OntBirder

    Hummingbird I.D - Honduras North Coast

    Hi All, Had this strange hummer mobbing a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl at sea level near La Ceiba. Looks a bit like Garnet-throated but no rufous wings and would be horribly out of range and altitude. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/3421094653/ Thanks in Advance, Lev Frid
  6. OntBirder

    Redpoll I.D Ontario, Canada

    A classic male would have little streaking below. Females usually show some fine streaking. Yeah, the bill is what put me off I.D'ing the bird as a Hoary from the start.
  7. OntBirder

    Redpoll I.D Ontario, Canada

    Hi all, I identified a Hoary Redpoll in my yard in flight showing the distinctive white rump. I left for school with the Feeder Cam on and was curious if I had caught him or not. Granted they are a bit more difficult to I.D when perched! http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/3181392952/ Click...
  8. OntBirder

    Gull I.D - Niagara River, ON, Canada

    Would make sense. My Sibley doesn't show 4th year Herring. With the hawks it's all over the place; There's a pair of Coops and a pair of Sharpies visiting my yard, I commonly see both species on a single day. Those are the best pictures I have of that individual, I've got some more which point...
  9. OntBirder

    Gull I.D - Niagara River, ON, Canada

    Hello Everyone, Found this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/3129626790/ Amongst some Herring Gulls on the river. The dense streaking on the head threw me. Any Ideas? Thanks in advance, Lev frid.
  10. OntBirder

    A few more IDs Toronto, Ontario

    1st is a Ruby-crowned kinglet, the second looks like a white-throated sparrow, but I'm not sure and the other two are house finches.
  11. OntBirder

    IDs please Toronto, Ontario

    First looks like either Nashville or Orange-Crowned Warbler, the bold eye-ring points to Nashville, but the overall coloration & also time of year looks better for Orange-Crowned. Second a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, and the third I don't know...looks a bit like a Pine Grosbeak, but that would be very...
  12. OntBirder

    US bird of prey

    Yep. Also of note would be that Red-Shoulders rarely take birds. They eat mostly mammals & herps.
  13. OntBirder

    US bird of prey

    Looks like a Merlin to me.
  14. OntBirder

    USA east cost winter Dickcissel photos

    Was there streaking on the breast, do you remember? Your description says White-Throated Sparrow to me, the tan-striped morph. They have a white throat, rufous wings & are pretty large for sparrows. Can't say anything about the yellowish breast, however...
  15. OntBirder

    Wilson's Snipe/Woodcock Flight I.D, Ontario, Canada

    It wasn't calling, it was just the sound produced by the wings as it flew by.
  16. OntBirder

    Wilson's Snipe/Woodcock Flight I.D, Ontario, Canada

    I've heard the Snipe display flight before, but this bird in casual flight was just making a high-pitched twitter rather than the sound that Snipe make during display.
  17. OntBirder

    A few IDs of Costa Rican birds.

    1. Slaty Flowerpiercer 2. Rufous-Collared Sparrow 3. Not sure. 4. Some Woodcreeper, not sure. 5. Torrent Tyrannulet
  18. OntBirder

    House Sparrow problem.

    I have one of these: http://www.shopwbu.com/product/part_number=2720/567.0.25206.25760.0.0.0 It lets you adjust the weight at which the seed ports close. As a chickadee weighs much less than a HOSP, I adjusted it so that chickadees, nuthatches etc.. can feed, but the HOSP, when they land...
  19. OntBirder

    Wilson's Snipe/Woodcock Flight I.D, Ontario, Canada

    I saw the bird again just now. There was less wind, so I heard a high-pitched twittering as the bird passed overhead. I'm pretty sure this clinches it, but do Snipe's wings whistle in a similar manner?
  20. OntBirder

    Mloyko tries his hand

    Song Sparrow?
  21. OntBirder

    Wilson's Snipe/Woodcock Flight I.D, Ontario, Canada

    I'm going to say, after all of the facts presented, that it was a Woodcock. The shape clinches it for me, when I saw the bird it looked like had no neck. Not much like a normal shorebird! Also the time of day (Although The Shorebird Guide by Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley & Kevin Karlson...
  22. OntBirder

    Wilson's Snipe/Woodcock Flight I.D, Ontario, Canada

    I guess what I meant by purposeful was that it wasn't all zig-zaggy like when a Woodcock flushes. The bird flew much like this picture depicts (Except it's a Eurasian Woodcock): http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/woodcock_gpc300_tcm9-186221.jpg With very rapid wing beats, almost as it it was...
  23. OntBirder

    Sparrow ID New Jersey

    It is a female House Sparrow.
  24. OntBirder

    Wilson's Snipe/Woodcock Flight I.D, Ontario, Canada

    Hello all, Today whilst walking the dog I had a Snipe/Woodcock do a fly-by and circle me a couple of times. The wingbeats were never above the back and the wings were held low, and flapping was very fast. There was a soft "weee-weee" sound, sort of like a Catbird, but softer, but I'm not sure...
  25. OntBirder

    More Brazil birds

    The second looks like a Rufous-Collared Sparrow, the first I'm not sure. EDIT: Aracari beat me to it!
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