More Florida birds (1 Viewer)

[chris8030]

1. Apollo Beach

2. Delray Beach

3. Titusville

4. Titusville

5. Everglades NP

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

1. Spotted Sandpiper
2. Boat-tailed Grackle
3. Lesser Yellowlegs
4. Not sure but possibly a juvenile of one of the larger terns
5. Red-shouldered Hawk

 

[BuckeyeAZ]

1. Spotted sandpiper
2. Boat-tailed grackle
3. Greaterlegs
4. Gull
5. Red-shouldered hawk

 

[merryslug]

Agree on #2 (female BTG) and #5 (pale Florida version of RSH).

 

[Larry Lade]

1. Spotted Sandpiper in basic plumage
2. Boat-billed Grackle, female
3. Greater Yellowlegs
4. Laughing Gull
5. Red-shouldered Hawk

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

I'm struggling to see number 4 as a gull. The shortness of the tail seems at odds with any gull I can think of but is okay for a juvenile large tern.

 

[BuckeyeAZ]

Bit rude, wasn't it. Which is why I already deleted it. My apologies.
More fully...
Consider: underwing pattern; bulky body; bill shape (such as it's visible); bill pattern. All of these seem gull-like rather than tern-like.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Bit rude, wasn't it. Which is why I already deleted it. My apologies.
More fully...
Consider: underwing pattern; bulky body; bill shape (such as it's visible); bill pattern. All of these seem gull-like rather than tern-like.

Okay - well, I did say I thought it was a big tern so maybe the bulk isn't such an issue. To me it seems quite front heavy with a very short tail. I must admit that I'm finding it hard to fit the plumage to any terns, but I don't have any books with me at the moment. It's possible that the weird angle is throwing me but I'm still struggling to see it as a gull.

I'm sure if there are any other pictures (even fuzzy ones) then they might make it a bit easier for us all to figure it out.

 

[Motmot]

Ring-billed Gull would be my choice

 

[Ronayne88]

#4 Is a 1st Winter Ring-billed Gull