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  1. UtahnBirder

    Quintana Roo birding without a guide?

    Thanks for the helpful replies. We'll be staying on the coast between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen. Not sure if we'll venture as far as Rio Lagartos but I'll keep the recommendation in mind. My one remaining question is if anyone has knowledge of Reserva Toh's guide requirement specifically!
  2. UtahnBirder

    Quintana Roo birding without a guide?

    I am going to Quintana Roo at the end of March and hope to do a fair bit of birding. It sounds like there's some great places to go in the area, like Si'an Kaan and Reserva Toh, but literally every review I read about these places mentions a guide. I haven't necessarily read anything that says...
  3. UtahnBirder

    Confirm Juv/Imm Song Sparrow -- Albany, CA, US

    I believe this to be a juvenile/immature Song Sparrow. Is that correct? Taken from the bayside fields near the Albany Mudflats earlier today. https://imgur.com/O5Bbq5I
  4. UtahnBirder

    Red-collared Lorikeet in Sydney Royal Botanical Garden

    Sure thing! I uploaded them to an imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/HATd13N
  5. UtahnBirder

    Red-collared Lorikeet in Sydney Royal Botanical Garden

    Excuse me! Everything in the post/title should say Red-collared Lorikeet, not Red-shouldered!
  6. UtahnBirder

    Red-collared Lorikeet in Sydney Royal Botanical Garden

    I have photographic evidence of what I am quite sure is a Red-collared Lorikeet at the Sydney Royal Botanical Garden. It was hanging with a small group of Rainbow Lorikeets. Am I correct in assuming that this is a single escaped housepet? My field guide for Australia does not show these...
  7. UtahnBirder

    Is This a Harris Hawk

    When you search in iBird, it only pulls up birds with that word in its common name. I recommend using the "Refine Your Search" options and selecting location and family--that way the oddly-named birds don't escape your search. I've never thought about it, but I suppose the way the search...
  8. UtahnBirder

    Is This a Harris Hawk

    Nope, this is a Northern Harrier. The owl-like facial disk in image 3 is a dead giveaway. Harris Hawk would be quite out of range in Yellowstone! Nice pictures
  9. UtahnBirder

    Clark's Nutcrackers in all-Juniper habitat

    How widespread do cone crop failures tend to be? What causes them?
  10. UtahnBirder

    Asheville, NC - high percher

    Looks to me like a male Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle's subspecies).
  11. UtahnBirder

    Clark's Nutcrackers in all-Juniper habitat

    Wonder if I'll be seeing them throughout the valley this winter then
  12. UtahnBirder

    Warblers on Vancouver Island

    I still think MacGillivray's on the left. I don't see any eyeline, though it would be faint on a juv. Orange-crowned. Edit: Looks like leg color distinguishes the two as well.
  13. UtahnBirder

    Clark's Nutcrackers in all-Juniper habitat

    Today I visited one of my favorite local hotspots, located at the mouth of a canyon. The floor of the canyon has some deciduous trees, but the entire face of the north ridge is nothing but Juniper. I am under the impression that Clark's Nutcrackers basically eat nothing but pine nuts, maybe...
  14. UtahnBirder

    Help with Gulls, Oregon U.S.

    I'm useless for the non-adults, but isn't no. 3 a typical Western?
  15. UtahnBirder

    Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs, Winnipeg, Canada

    Agree with Greater
  16. UtahnBirder

    Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge USA

    Not a Townsend’s Solitaire. Yellow-dumped Warbler is believable but I don’t know much about alternatives up in Washington.
  17. UtahnBirder

    Spotted sandpiper?

    Where was this taken? They are not spotted sandpipers—they lack the spots of the breeding adult and their back looks far too scaled for non-breeders—but I don’t know enough about sandpipers to tell you which they are. A location would help.
  18. UtahnBirder

    Bird in central California (San Luis NWR)

    Western Kingbird, distinguished from Cassin’s by white outer tail feathers.
  19. UtahnBirder

    Cassia Crossbill

    I live within a 4 hours drive of the Cassia Crossbill habitat and am thinking of going up this weekend to try my luck. Has anyone done this? What tips do you have from your experience? Is an iPhone adequate to record the voice to separate the Cassias from the Reds?
  20. UtahnBirder

    Red-breasted Sapsucker? (Orcas Island, WA, September 2, 2018)

    Agree on intergrade. The posted picture lacks the white supercilium of a pure Red-naped. The red immediately behind the eye (as opposed to the back of the head) also makes me think intergrade.
  21. UtahnBirder

    Savannah or Vespers Sparrow? Northern Utah

    That was the mark that led me to think Vesper sparrow, but the eyeline seems much more Savannah-y to me. Are there any other diagnostics I could rely on? Am I wrong about the eyeline?
  22. UtahnBirder

    Savannah or Vespers Sparrow? Northern Utah

    This picture was taken at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday. I am torn between Savannah and Vespers. Let me know what you think, and please tell me what field marks you're using.
  23. UtahnBirder

    Sandpiper Help, Northern Utah

    Is Sibley's note about them not liking water just nonsense, then? Or is this uncommon behavior?
  24. UtahnBirder

    Sandpiper Help, Northern Utah

    My field notes are: Buff breast (not a band), clean white underparts, less distinct supercilium, only slightly decurved bill, legs don't seem to be yellow, wading with Avocets and Killdeer in wet mudflat. Looks to me most like a Baird's, but according to Sibley they don't like feeding in...
  25. UtahnBirder

    Double check me: Wilson's Warbler?

    Excuse me for being overly cautious, but this is a new species for me and the cap is not as black as I had hoped! Is this a Wilson's Warbler? Seen in Box Elder County, Utah today.
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