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    Shorebirds ID help - Toronto

    Thanks a lot, Butty and Tom!
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    Shorebirds ID help - Toronto

    Please help IDing the attached shorebirds seen in Toronto today (14th August). Sorry about the poor quality of the pics. The harsh light and that the birds were far off didn't help. 1 and 1a - Pectoral sandpiper? Checking as the legs looked dark. Just the lighting/some possible mud? (Not sure...
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    Tern call ID help - Toronto

    Thanks a lot.
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    Tern call ID help - Toronto

    Thanks. I tried and found the long calls similar to what was in the eBird site as well. But I'm very new to the species (Forster's tern) and not sure of the all the many chattering calls of different terns. Hence wanted to be sure. Also, the species would be an uncommon one at this time of...
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    Tern call ID help - Toronto

    Please help IDing this tern call heard in Toronto last week. There were a good number of Common and Caspian terns, and they were regularly calling as they were flying around. This call sounded different to me and the bird flew away before I could get a good look. (Merlin app suggested Forster's...
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    Bird call ID help, Toronto

    Hi, I recorded this while birding in a park near Lake Ontario in Toronto earlier this month. The Merlin app suggests this as a Fish Crow and the nasal sound sounded good to me for one. But the bird is uncommon here and I have not heard the species before. So would really appreciate a...
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    Bird call ID help - Toronto

    Hi, I heard this 4 note call intermittently near a pond in Toronto yesterday. Merlin app suggests this is a Virginia Rail. Does it sound good for one, please? https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/445204181 Thanks
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    Duck id help - Toronto

    Thanks a lot.
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    Duck id help - Toronto

    Hi, Please help IDing this duck that I saw in Toronto yesterday (19th Mar, 2022). I am thinking Gadwall here, but the pinkish bill and the pattern in the head are something I have not seen before. Hence, thought of confirming. Thanks.
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    Accipiter and Sparrow help - October 2021, Toronto

    I was thinking Cooper's too, but the strong eyestripe made me wonder. Thanks a lot!
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    Accipiter and Sparrow help - October 2021, Toronto

    Hi, Please help IDing this accipiter (N. goshawk?) and sparrow that I saw today (October 17th, 2021) in Toronto. Sorry about the poor quality of the pics. Thanks Ajay
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    Fall warblers ID help, Toronto

    Thanks very much for confirming!
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    Fall warblers ID help, Toronto

    Thanks very much. Really appreciated.. Prairie was my guess too..Based on the tail pattern, the traces of olive in head and the incomplete eye-ring. But wanted to be doubly sure as it is not that common in Toronto..
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    Fall warblers ID help, Toronto

    Hi, Please help IDing these fall warblers that I saw in Toronto today (06th September). It is the same individual in "a" and "b" . Likewise for "c" and "d". Thanks Ajay
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    (New World) Warblers ID help, Toronto

    Thank you..
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