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  1. J

    Sandpiper Barnegat, NJ 12-09-2023

    This bird was on the Jetty acting like a Purple Sandpiper but looking like a Least without the brown on the breast. Any thoughts?
  2. J

    Flycatcher identification - Bombay Hook, Delaware 8/6/2022

    There is discussion about the bird in these three picture. Some insist that is a Willow Flycatcher, others an Eastern Pewee. The Pewee camp says it has long wings, the Willow camp say it has a pale undertail cover and not enough smudging on the breast. Any thoughts? Thanks, John
  3. J

    Small finch type bird in Bavaria, off Main River, 06-18-23

    This bird was near a bunch of Greenfinch, but I am thinking it may be a Serin. Not the best picture, but no yellow and a gray bill. Thanks, John
  4. J

    Raptor in Bavaria June 15, 2023

    I saw this raptor at a distance and thought Sparrowhawk or Harrier. I got two distant pictures and neither seems to fit the bill, any thoughts? John
  5. J

    Shorebird Id's Pak Thale Nature Reserve Thailand 2/20/23

    Two of these pictures are of the same group of birds. In one, there is a larger bird with its head up and a longish bill, somewhat near the center, possibly a Godwit. In the second, there is a small, speckled bird about 1/3 from the left edge and I am wondering if it is a Dunlin, it seems to...
  6. J

    Kaeng Krachen Thailand, maybe flowerpeckers 2/17 &18, 2023

    Not very nice pictures, but possibly the bills can give a hint as to what they are. Thanks,
  7. J

    White-faced Plover? on Laem Phak Bia sand spit Thailand 2/19/23

    My guide said this was a white-faced plover, but neither Merlin or iNaturalists agree, they call it Kentish. It does seem to have a higher forehead and whiter face than the other Kentish I saw. Which is this? Thanks, John
  8. J

    Drongo from Kaeng Kratchen NP Thailand 2/17/23

    I thought this was either a Sooty or Blackish Drongo in the Ashy Drongo family, but now I am questioning my identification.
  9. J

    Flycatcher Cape May, NJ Oct. 2, 2021

    This flycatcher popped up but didn't stay long, unfortunately, a branch through the eye makes it tougher. It appears to have a yellow wash on the neck, but that may be an artifact of the early morning lighting. Thanks
  10. J

    Western or Semi-palm sandpipers Stone Harbor, NJ October 2, 2021

    These very plain sandpipers have me confused, some are saying semi-palm others western. They were with a bunch of Sanderling on the beach and several of these peeps. The bill seems to droop slightly, but doesn't look as long as I would have thought. Thanks,
  11. J

    Warbler, Rangeley Maine August 27

    I should know this warbler, but am drawing a blank. Merlin thinks it is an Orange Crown Warbler, but it appears to have a wing bar Which would eliminate Orange Crown.
  12. J

    Young shorebird New Zealand November 2019

    This bird has me confused, the black on the breast is throwing me off. It appears to be a juvenile bird, maybe a Dotterel. Seen on the South Island somewhere between Kaikoura and Akaroa.
  13. J

    Ocean birds from ferry between N & S Island of New Zealand 11/9/2019

    These are birds spotted from the ferry between islands. I'm guessing Juvenile Kelp Gull for the first, but the head looks off. I'm guessing Westland Petrel or White-chinned Petrel for the others, but the one picture seems to show the underside and it appears light. Thanks,
  14. J

    Shorebirds in New Zealand Nov. 2019

    The first two pictures are the same bird slightly different angle. I think it may be a youngster but am not sure. The other two pictures are of a group of Bar-tailed Godwits with smaller birds in with them. I am trying to figure out what the small birds are. These were taken on the Scraped...
  15. J

    Common or Jackal Buzzard Suikerebosrand SA Feb26, 2109

    WE are having a difference of opinion as to whether this bird is a Common (Steppe) Buzzard or a Jackal Buzzard. Any opinions and why? The last picture is a different bird taken near Kruger NP two days later
  16. J

    Passerine froom Kruge National Park March 2, 2019

    These are not the best pictures, but hopefully someone can help with Iding this bird. I'm including all of the angles I caught. The pictures were all in a row although the first one is three minutes earlier than the other three, so it may be a different bird. Thanks
  17. J

    Cisticolas Kruger NP area 3/2/2019

    Cisticolas are tough, any help on these will be appreciated. I tried to provide two views of each bird to show as much as possible.
  18. J

    Kruger NP area Early NMarch 2019

    Sorry for the really bad picture, but I am wondering if the sandpiper disappearing into the weeds is a Pectoral, based on the shape of the dark and light on the tail. I am guessing Sabota Lark for #2. I assume the Vulture is a juvenile White-backed, but there is so little white, that I wanted...
  19. J

    Passerines from Kruger NP area 2/28/2019

    The first two are the same bird hopefully giving additional detail. My first guess was Monotonous Lark, but I changed to Rattling Cisticola because the breast looked too clean. I think the swift may be a Horus Swift, the tail seems to have a slight fork. The last bird I am not even sure where...
  20. J

    Weavers and allies Kruger NP 2/28/2019

    The first two pictures are the same bird but it wouldn't give me a good shot of the face and eye. Bird 4 is very yellow like 1 & 2, but shot at a different time. Birds 3 & 5 may not be weavers, I guessed on 5 as a female widowbird, but the face looks off to me.
  21. J

    Cisticolas Kruger NP 2/28/2019

    The first two are the same bird, I wanted a front and back of head shot. The same with birds three and four. Bird five is a different bird than the others. I guessed Zitting Citticola because they were common but we had others too.
  22. J

    Raptors from Kruger NP 2/28/2019

    Quelea's were nesting in the millions and raptors were everywhere feasting. Unfortunately, they all look the same to me and the morning was a little dark and foggy. I think the first one is a Lesser Spotted Eagle. Two and three are different birds, but I think possibly Steppe Eagles. The...
  23. J

    Passerines from Kruger NP area 2/27/2019

    The tail on bird 1 looks like a Bee-eater, but the color of the back is all wrong. There were thousands of Red-billed Quelea around, but this one looked different, maybe female Red-headed or one of the many widowbird females. Bird 4 was called out as a Forked-tailed Drongo, but it looks more...
  24. J

    Raptors near Kruger NP 2/27/2019

    My thinking is that since they are so common and variable, that the first two pictures are Common Buzzards, but I just want to be sure since they do look different than others I saw. The next two pictures I thought were eagles, but the face of the one has me confused. The final picture I think...
  25. J

    Raptors from just west of Kruger NP 2/25/2019

    Bird 1 appears to be an accipiter, but hood and it looks like vertical striping is odd. Bird 2 I think is an eagle of some sort. Bird 3 I thought Buzzard, but am wondering if it isn't a Vulture instead. Sorry for the poor quality, they were distant and light was tough for photography
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