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    Immature Gulls from Cuba this week

    Immature gulls are not my strong suit. ID help/confirmation of these birds would be appreciated. The three labelled as LBBG are likely a continuing bird.
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    Eastern Ontario Shorebirds (Baird's, Least, Spotted Sandpipers? et al.)

    Bewick and qwerty5: Thanks for your help. Bewick: I think 1223 and 1226 are different birds, but I do not have a specific recollection. There were several birds in the same area. I took a series of photos within 1 minute, swinging from right to left.
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    Eastern Ontario Shorebirds (Baird's, Least, Spotted Sandpipers? et al.)

    I still don't enough experience with many shorebirds to be sure of the IDs. These are all from the last couple of days. Some were from a fair distance so as not to disturb the birds. I'd be grateful for input. Cheers.
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    Dark Gulls in Eastern Ontario last week

    lou: thanks for your detailed--and definitive--response (and to the others commenting in the thread). Cheers.
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    Dark Gulls in Eastern Ontario last week

    Certainly, the Herring Gull ID would follow the aphorism "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras." Indeed, HEGU was my first thought, but the pics seem to show a fairly uniformly dark gull, unlike the typical young Herring Gulls I've seen which show fairly distinctive patterning...
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    Dark Gulls in Eastern Ontario last week

    That was a thought I had, although it seems very improbable. The Heermann's Gull records in eBird show few sightings in Ontario and they were in Winter/Spring in 1999 and 2000. Are there any other possibilities?
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    Dark Gulls in Eastern Ontario last week

    Four of these dark gulls flew overhead at dusk on July 17, and I saw two of what I presume were the same the next day (blue sky). Unfortunately, I never did get a good photo, but they seem to be too dark to be anything that I've seen commonly. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers.
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    Capetown, South Africa

    Thanks.
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    Capetown, South Africa

    I'd appreciate help with the ID for this bird. The only thought I had was Cape Sugarbird, but? Cheers.
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    Greater Yellowlegs?? -- Toronto, Canada

    Given the crouched position I was not sure of these birds. There is some apparent variation in shading and bill length, but I assume they are all the same species. I did hear a Greater Yellowlegs calling in the same general area about an hour later. Cheers.
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    Gulls in Ponta Delgada, Azores (April, 2024)

    Thanks for your reply.
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    Gulls in Ponta Delgada, Azores (April, 2024)

    I think I have sorted out most of the gulls (Yellow-legged and Ring-billed), but would appreciate confirmation in case I missed something (photos 1-5 are examples). There was one that I am unsure about that was seemed noticeably smaller even than the Ring-bills and with brown primaries (photo...
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    Sandpiper (Cayo Coco, Cuba) Feb. 12

    Thanks. The setting sun messed up my ID. Black-Bellied Plovers were not uncommon. This looked like a very different bird. In addition to the overall colour, the legs and bill led me astray (the bill looked thinner).
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    Sandpiper (Cayo Coco, Cuba) Feb. 12

    I haven't a lot of experience with them, so I am still trying to work out IDs for winter shorebirds. Plus, the setting sun has affected the colour rendition for this medium-sized sandpiper. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.
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    Fan-tailed Gerygone?

    I would appreciate a second opinion on this (one) photo from last month in New Caledonia (Parc Provincial des Grandes Fougères). I am not positive, but my best idea is that it is a Fan-Tailed Gerygone. Thanks in advance for any input. Cheers.
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    Lake Ontario shorebirds I

    Thanks for your insights. As I mentioned, the circumstances of having the area of mudflats depended on the exact level of Lake Ontario. You've helped move the species list in eBird for the island from 159 to 165.
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    Lake Ontario shorebirds II

    Thanks for your insights. You've helped move the species list in eBird for the island from 159 to 165 (5 sandpipers and the American pipit).
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    Lake Ontario shorebirds III

    Thanks for your insights. You've helped move the species list in eBird for the island from 159 to 165.
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    Lake Ontario shorebirds III

    The last of 3 threads.
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    Lake Ontario shorebirds II

    Continuing from the previous post.
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    Lake Ontario shorebirds I

    In an area I visit regularly, the shoreline is almost entirely rock and cobble beaches, but for the first time I have seen, the lake is at a level that exposes one modest area of shallow water and mud. The result is that in the last few days there were a number of species that are new to the...
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    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Toronto?

    I had reservations about the ID as Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. I didn't notice the yellow wash until I looked at the photo and at the time I heard nothing other than the Least Flycatchers. I did try increasing the colour saturation of the image and can now see the lack of yellow in the throat...
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    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Toronto?

    Saw (and heard) a number of Least Flycatchers today. I was able to get a only couple of photos as they flitted between trees. One of those shows a bird with a yellowish wash over much of its throat and belly. Enough to ID it as a yellow-bellied flycatcher?
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