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    Townsend's Warbler in Northern California?

    Thanks for the confirmation.
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    Townsend's Warbler in Northern California?

    I took this photo in the late afternoon of 21 November 2024 in Santa Cruz California. I'm guessing it's a Townsend's Warbler, but I don't think I've seen one before, so I'm not sure. Unfortunately this is the only photo I have. I would be grateful for a more definitive identification.
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    Central California Coast Hawk

    Thanks folks. I'm used to red-tails having a dark belly-band that I'm not seeing in this individual, so that made me uncertain.
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    Central California Coast Hawk

    I took these photos of this hawk perched only 10 to 15 meters away in a tree on the coastal cliffs in Santa Cruz, California in the early afternoon of July 3rd 2024. I usually find the raptors I see are red-tailed or red-shouldered hawks, since they are the most common around here. We also...
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    What kind of Swan at Silver Salmon Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska?

    Thanks. I was wondering in the coloration might be from some local phenomenon.
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    What kind of Swan at Silver Salmon Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska?

    I took these photos in the midafternoon of 2024-07-18 at Silver Salmon Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. Our guide identified this swan for us at the time, but I have since forgotten what he said. I'm guessing a Trumpeter Swan or a Tundra Swan, but none of my books show or mention the...
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    Duck at Silver Salmon Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

    Thank you for the detailed information. I was afraid that was the case, but at least I now have more knowledge. Interestingly, there were several folks in the photography tour that volunteer at a bird rescue organization, but due to the limited capacity of the boat, they didn't see the...
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    Duck at Silver Salmon Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

    Thank you. Now I see that the female Ring-necked duck images in my books are quite a good match. Is there any reliable way to know if the ducking is the same species?
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    Duck at Silver Salmon Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

    These images were all taken in the afternoon of July 18, 2024, at Silver Salmon Lakes in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park. The first two images are of some kind of duck that was swimming around, calling, and occasionally flying low over the lake. None of the other folks that were there could...
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    Merganser in Santa Cruz, California

    Thank you David, especially for explaining what evidence you used for your identification. Hopefully that will help me in the future.
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    Merganser in Santa Cruz, California

    I took this photo shortly before noon near the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, California. I'm not sure whether it is Common or a Red-breasted Merganser (female).
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    Crow or Raven at the Southern California coast

    Walking back to my car at about 9 AM after photographing Peregrines for an hour at Point Fermin Lighthouse Park in San Pedro, California, I took a couple shots of what, at the time, I thought was a Raven. Looking at the images now, I less certain, and would be grateful for opinions on whether...
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    Shore bird in Huntington Beach, CA

    I usually do that, but unfortunately the bird didn't cooperate in this case. Thanks for the ID.
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    Shore bird in Huntington Beach, CA

    I took these photos of a short bird shortly after 7 AM on July 4, 2023 at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, California. I'm having a difficult time identifying it, so any help would be appreciated.
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    Santa Cruz, California Warber? ID help requested

    Thanks for you help everyone.
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