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    Washington DC, United States - Stumped (large perching bird)

    Thanks so much for the quick reply. Maybe it was something with the binoculars and the angle and very narrow tip of the tree top - I can completely accept that I overestimated the size! The easiest explanation would definitely be European starlings! Thanks for your patience with a newbie.
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    Washington DC, United States - Stumped (large perching bird)

    This morning spotted a pair of very large birds perched at the very top a pine tree. I've never seen birds like this. They were quite large - somewhere around the size of a northern goshawk or red-tailed hawk. What has stumped me is the markings. Highly speckled, dark, very much like a...
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