3 birds, Toronto area (1 Viewer)

mordovarot

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• Sep 17, 2020

• #1

Hi,

Please help to id these birds.

Purple Finch?
American Bittern?
Dovitcher/Godwit?

Many thanks!

 

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kevinsl06

Well-known member

• Sep 17, 2020

• #2

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Black-crowned Night-Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax).
Pass.

 

B

bronze sunbird

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2020

• #3

The third bird looks good for a dowitcher. Short-billed would be the more likely candidate in Toronto in September but the photos aren't clear enough to allow a positive ID.

 

mordovarot

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2020

• #4

Two Hudsonian Godwits were seen at this location same day. This bird has a pinkish bill and a chest and belly colour is good enough for the Godwit. A dark 'cap' suggests rather a Hudsonian then a Marbled. I think these photos are good enough to make such a conclusion???

 

jmepler

It's just a flesh wound.

• Sep 18, 2020

• #5

mordovarot said:

Two Hudsonian Godwits were seen at this location same day. This bird has a pinkish bill and a chest and belly colour is good enough for the Godwit. A dark 'cap' suggests rather a Hudsonian then a Marbled. I think these photos are good enough to make such a conclusion???

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Hudsonian Godwit was my first thought.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Sep 18, 2020

• #6

mordovarot said:

Two Hudsonian Godwits were seen at this location same day. This bird has a pinkish bill and a chest and belly colour is good enough for the Godwit. A dark 'cap' suggests rather a Hudsonian then a Marbled. I think these photos are good enough to make such a conclusion???

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I think the photos are too blurred to be sure that the features that you have mentioned are necessarily a true representation of what the bird looks like in reality.

 

howiewu

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2020

• #7

Agree with Purple Finch. But isn't the heron a Green Heron (pics 2 & 3)?

Can't say about the other pics.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Sep 18, 2020

• #8

#2, I'm thinking juvenile Green Heron? Doesn't look big-headed enough for Black-crowned Night Heron?


Edit: cross-posted with Howiewu

 

KC Foggin

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Supporter

• Sep 18, 2020

• #9

Green Heron was my thought but I just couldn't see it clearly enough.

 

kevinsl06

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2020

• #10

Yeah, y'all are right. Green Heron. I should have payed more attention.
As Nutcracker mentioned the head is to small, also the bill is all yellow.
My apogees.

 

mordovarot

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2020

• #11

Thanks a lot to all you guys for your opinions!