Point Pelee, ON - september (1 Viewer)

[AlainaLee]

1 - Swallow - I was thinking Bank or ROugh winged??
2 - falcon of sorts??
3 - This guy was around some Chestnut Sided warblers.. Could it be one as well?
4 _ Im assuming a warbler, but I have no idea - No other pictures either..
5 - Another long shot - All I caught was these odd tail feathers..

Thanks for any help!!

 

[KGS]

#1 Bank Swallow
#2 Northern Harrier
#3 Chestnut-sided Warbler
#4 American Redstart
#5 Pass

 

[AlainaLee]

ohh Awesome!!! Jeez, a harrier never occurred to me with how high he was!!
thank you!!

 

[AlainaLee]

different swallow! aha!!

 

[AlainaLee]

anyone have a clue what might have those long spiky tail feathers?? on the other side of the branch..

 

[Larry Lade]

#5 I think is Yellow-billed Cuckoo

 

[Tero]

The last could be some kind of oriole, there is a hint of orange and a longish tail. Or a thrasher. The oriole should have some wing bars, no matter what age. The cuckoo of Larry's may the only safe guess here.

 

[AlainaLee]

There WAS a cuckoo there!!! I didnt realize they had feathers that would be like that!!

 

[Larry Sweetland]

#5 I think is Yellow-billed Cuckoo

that's what I was thinking too Larry, but you're braver than me for saying so!

 

[The Falcon]

Why isn't #5 an American Redstart? I see orange patches on the side of the wing and tail, which indicates Redstart to me.

Agree on the other ID's.

 

[njlarsen]

I think Larry got it right. The way I see the image, the tail feathers are looked at from the side and therefore look very thin when in reality they are wide. There is therefore no color seen on the tail, but I see rufous-brown on the side of the wing both in front of the body and on the primaries that extend above the tail.

Do you see the image differently?

Niels

 

[The Falcon]

I think Larry got it right. The way I see the image, the tail feathers are looked at from the side and therefore look very thin when in reality they are wide. There is therefore no color seen on the tail, but I see rufous-brown on the side of the wing both in front of the body and on the primaries that extend above the tail.

Do you see the image differently?

Niels

Hey Niels,

Nah, I see it the same now. Not sure how I confused the primaries for the tail. But your explanation clears it up for me.