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wentmat

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Hi all

Any help with these greatly appreciated.

The first is what I believe is a Lesser Goldfinch, but I would appreciate confirmation:

http://flickr.com/gp/92053284@N04/3Ef347

I got a very good view of the following, but for some reason fumbled the photos, which are very blurry. I am pretty sure it is a Plumbeous Vireo, but as it is not that common here I would like to be certain:

http://flickr.com/gp/92053284@N04/7954Uj
http://flickr.com/gp/92053284@N04/3V1Ze1

I am not sure about this long range shot at all - it may be unidentifiable, possibly some type of heron, but any guesses appreciated!

http://flickr.com/gp/92053284@N04/6S17h7

Finally, this mysterious bird was in my garden, I only have a few bad photos, and my only guess is Bullock's Oriole, as it appears to have a prominent white wing bar and the upper part of its tail is black. Again, don't worry if it cannot be identified:

http://flickr.com/gp/92053284@N04/B27705
http://flickr.com/gp/92053284@N04/f5eq46
 
The Plumbeous is uniformly gray above and below (washed sometimes with a little greenish on the flanks); Cassin's has greenish upperparts and flanks and a grayish head
 
The photo was taken in Greenwood Memorial Park, somewhere I have discovered recently is teeming with birds, especially lots of different warblers!
 
Thanks, the reason I asked is that I thought the bird looked more like a Plumbeous vireo, and since San Diego is heavily covered by some of the top birders in the country, all of the locations of Cassin's and Plumbeous vireos have been pretty well mapped out. The only vireo reported at Greenwood Cemetery this winter has been a Plumbeous vireo.
 
Po'ouli said:
Thanks, the reason I asked is that I thought the bird looked more like a Plumbeous vireo, and since San Diego is heavily covered by some of the top birders in the country, all of the locations of Cassin's and Plumbeous vireos have been pretty well mapped out. The only vireo reported at Greenwood Cemetery this winter has been a Plumbeous vireo.
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Well, actually, I think you are right, and Plumbeous it is. For some reason, my initial impression was of a much brighter bird and I was surprised when I revisited the photos just now at how uniformly colored the critter really appears. Sorry about that wentmat!
 
fugl said:
Well, actually, I think you are right, and Plumbeous it is. For some reason, my initial impression was of a much brighter bird and I was surprised when I revisited the photos just now at how uniformly colored the critter really appears. Sorry about that wentmat!
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No worries! thanks for the help.
 
Po'ouli said:
Thanks, the reason I asked is that I thought the bird looked more like a Plumbeous vireo, and since San Diego is heavily covered by some of the top birders in the country, all of the locations of Cassin's and Plumbeous vireos have been pretty well mapped out. The only vireo reported at Greenwood Cemetery this winter has been a Plumbeous vireo.
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Many thanks, and good to know! Is there anywhere I could access this info, I don't tend to use ebird.org but is it good for this kind of knowledge?
 
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wentmat said:
Many thanks, and good to know! Is there anywhere I could access this info, I don't tend to use ebird.org but is it good for this kind of knowledge?
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Ebird is a great tool for figuring out what's been seen on a regional or patch level, and for figuring out low likely a species is in an area/location. It's always possible that multiple vireos could be wintering at one location, so caution should be used (this fall, people looking for a rare Yellow-Green Vireo in So Cal found a rare Philadelphia Vireo as well), but I agree, it looks like a Plumbeous to me.
 
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