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Bird Identification - Coastal California (1 Viewer)

johanjon

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Please assist me in identifying the following species captured on the Pacific Coast in California last week.

I understand the quality of some pictures may be of no help.

Thank you in advance.

Picture 1 - Black-bellied plover
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Newport Beach, California - November 2021.

Picture 2 - Marbled godwit
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Newport Beach, California - November 2021.

Picture 3 - Allen's Hummingbird or Rufous Hummingbird?
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Old Town, San Diego, California - November 2021

Picture 4 - Brewer's Blackbird
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Monterey, California - November 2021

Picture 5 - Brewer's Blackbird
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Monterey, California - November 2021

Picture 6 - Lark Sparrow
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Point Lobos SNR, Monterey, California - November 2021

Picture 7 - Golden-crowned Sparrow
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Point Lobos SNR, Monterey, California - November 2021

Picture 8 - Hummingbird?
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Bixby Bridge, Monterey, California - November 2021
 
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1. Black-bellied Plover
2. Marbled Godwits
3. Impossible to say, though Allen's is more likely this time of year.
4. Brewer's Blackbird
5. Brewer's Blackbird
6. Lark Sparrow
7. Pass
8. Impossible to say, but Anna's Hummingbird is most likely.
 
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