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    Storm petrel St.Martin

    On St.Martin last week this storm petrel was found. Alas, it died. To me, this more likely is a leach's storm petrel. A (juv) wilson's should have yellow toe webbing. Also for leach's the absence of rump bands is more common. It was 20 grams. Please confirm or comment. Ronald
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    Long-billed Dow?

    A acquaintance of mine this photo early Nov on Bonaire. I'm not sure it's a long-billed Dowitcher, especially considering the location, but some characteristics are in favor: tail where black bands are wider than white and bill size (not conclusive). But the flanks are more spotted than I would...
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    Broad-winged hawk?

    This pic was a week ago taken on St.Martin. It was sitting from a distance from me but struck me as quite sizeable, unlike the usual suspects (merlin). The resident kestrel can be ruled out. But the head is quite big without markings, thus ruling out a peregrine. A broad-winged hawk can be a...
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    Ringed/semipalmated plover?

    We see a lot of semipalmated plovers in St.Martin, really a lot. But reviewing some taken photo's, this one struck me. Originating from Europe, i saw many ringed plovers there. This one struck me since the stripe above the eye is quite lengthy for a semipalmated and the breast is really broad...
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    Plover confirmation requested

    Dear all, American golden plovers don't visit St.Martin much, but just to confirm, i tempt this one to be a molting grey plover considering the lighter plumage and bill shape. Also it seems more hunched. Why i'm asking is that the supercilium seems more matching that of a Am.golden plover and...
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    Another Flycather on Bonaire

    This one seems to me a scrub flycatcher considering the quite bright yellow on the abdomen, vague wingbars and shape. Can anyone confirm or comment? Sorry, i don't have more pics. Thanks, Ronald
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    Flycather on Bonaire 2

    I tempt this one to be a lesser elaenia, considering the pale yellow on the abdomen and the chest pattern and small white eyering. But the lower bill looks dark and light-colored... But i would exclude other flycatchers. Comments are welcome. Thanks, Ronald
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    White-rumped SP?

    A friend of mine ID'd this pic from him as a white-rumped sandpiper. Though the plumage in molt seems to fit as well as the beak, i don't see the wings extending beyond the tail? Also I expected in this molt some streaking on the flank. Can anyone further conclude? THanks, Ronald
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    LB Dowitcher?

    A friend of mine took this photo on ST. Martin, a week ago. Could the left bird be a LB Dowitcher rather than the SB (clearly the 3 on the right)? A more acute loral angle and the straighter bill are visible to an extent... THanks, Ronald
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    Flycather on Bonaire

    I doubt between a Lesser Elaenia or a northern shrub flycatcher; a vague eyering seems present. Who knows? Taken on Bonaire, 13 Sept.
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    A reddish least SP

    I saw lots of (non-breeding) least sandpipers in the Caribbean in the past year but the pre-breeders are quite new to me. This one has all the characteristics of a least SP, but is it usually this reddish? Thanks, ROnald
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    Which weaver?

    On Curacao we took this picture. I think it's a female weaver and i understood in the city nearby some escape Baya Waever were present. Can anyone confirm or comment? THanks, Ronald
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    Expansion of Lesser Antillean Flycatcher - Myiarchus oberi

    Dear all, A friend of mine saw a Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Myiarchus oberi) on St. Eustatius. This would be the first record there and would indicate an expansion northward from St. Kitts. This is quite possible since it was only sighted on St.Kitts in the last decade. If further sightings...
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    Worm-eating warbler

    Hi, Can anyone comment on this pic that I think is a worn-eating warbler. Seen on Saint Martin in the Caribbean. Pro: color, appearance. Apart from this, the striping temps more towards black-and-white warbler, female? Thanks, Ronald
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    Large-billed Seed-Finch

    Dear all, Could this pic taken in Curacao be a Large-billed Seed-Finch Oryzoborus crassirostris? Should not occur there, but maybe it has crossed the pond from Venezuela? Another candidate would be black-faced grassquit, but the bill seems too large and curved and the legs are dark rather than...
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    Spotted not common sandpiper?

    All, I made this pic in December in Saint Martin where there are dozens of spotted sandpipers in winter plumage. However, this one attracted my attention since it had pale grey-green legs, making it a possible common sandpiper. I'm too sure about the tail length, if it's long enough for a...
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    White-throated Woodcreeper - Xiphocolaptes albicollis

    Who can confirm this is a White-throated Woodcreeper - Xiphocolaptes albicollis? Taken in Brazil, Itaiaia Thanks, Ronald
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    Long-billed dowitcher?

    Hey, From a acquaintance I received this photo taken in november in Curacao. Clearly a worn juv with buff fringes and considering the location a short-billed DW comes to mind. However, the lore angle and buff fringes to me seem more than of a long-billed. Note especially the slim buff fringes...
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    Cinnamon vs. blue-winged teal

    On St.Martin we found this to be a cinnamon teal (me and two biologists) besides the color also the forms of the speckled breast; all blue-winged teal (approx.65) showed a more spotted breast while this teal had a more striped pattern; the difference was subtle. We took the pic through a...
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    Raptor yet to identify

    Raptor yet to identify (Saint Martin) Dear all, I received these photos from a friend, taken in Saint Martin (Sint Maarten) on 14 November. I first thought a female Northern Harrier, especially with the pale rump (should be white), but the wing pattern seems more that of a juvenile peregrine...
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    Possible hybrid Blackpoll-Bay-breasted Warbler

    Rarely reported but we'd like to share this observation with other. Sighted on october 21, 2011 on Saint Martin. We had a multilateral discussion about this species, first thought a bay-breasted warbler. We consider this now a blackpoll warbler, but possibly a hybrid since it has some...
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    Warbler (Tennessee?)

    Dear all, This bird flew against a windom on Sint Maarten, the Caribbean. I don't have a complete determination and the closest I can get is a (male) Tennessee warbler. But the bill seems too large, the colour of breast and undertail coverts too grey. Also I find the absence of slight wing bars...
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    Wilson's snipe?

    I saw this Wilson's snipe (e.g. last photo on the left) from a large distance between short-billed dowitchers. I see a browner plumages and stripes, but they are not as clear as I would expect? Can anyone confirm or comment? THanks, ROnald
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    Long-billed dowitcher

    All, I first thought this is a long-billed dowitcher since it's already molted considering the white flanks and belly and the still lasting quite clear barring on the flanks. But still the barring on the tail seems a bit white (can be the quality of the pic) instead of more black? It also fed...
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    Golden warbler

    Hey guys, I think this is a golden warbler (Dendroica petechia), a juv or female considering the eye-ring and browner-green wings. Any comments? Cuba in May Thanks, Ronald
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