dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Bob and little Z, livin' the birders life.
OK, some of the rest of us aren't doin' too bad either.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Dave...I think you and a lot of birders on ST are doing better than just OK.
A few more from today.
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john hansen
climber
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Amazing stuff everyone, 11 days into my 3 week birding thing. 19 lifers and 149
different birds so far.
White winged dove
Alperts Towhee with it's nose cut off.
Both lifer's
And green Tailed Towhee
All from Sweetwater sewage ponds. a bit scuffy and smelly but great birding. hard to get around the construction detours.
Went to Madera canyon yesterday,, saw the sign that said smuggling and stuff were possible here. Saw way many more birder's than birds,,, got an American redstart though, another lifer.
Crimpie and Brass are probably staying there.
Harris Hawk,,,,
OK, this was at the museum and it was sitting on it's owner's gloved hand...so I guess that does not count,,,
Have seen surprisingly few hawk's on this trip. Not even a cooper's
I should get one when I go back to the coast.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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It is a rainy evening on the Kenai Peninsula, about 38 degrees. Most of the geese and cranes have moved away from the roadway, but more and more ducks are being seen daily. I saw Snow Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese, Cackling Geese,Sandhill Cranes, Northern Shovelers, American Wigeon, Mallards, Yellowlegs, Northern Pintails and two Tundra Swans.
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Timid TopRope
Social climber
'used to be Paradise, CA
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Cindie, your Am wigeon look like green winged teal to me.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Thanks Timid, correction made.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Good stuff everyone!
I went on a 3 stop OC loop yesterday, got 2 lifers.
This Ross's Goose off the OC RBA at Eisenhower Park.
Wilson's Phalarope at Bolsa Chica.
...and HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONE. The beak looks finch like but...at Hunt. Beach Central Park
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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^^^
Female house finch, as best as I can tell. They're all over CA and other states west of the rockies.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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This thread just gets better and better. Great photos going up too quickly for me to be able to compliment the birders/photos!
Keep them coming Bob! So interesting to see these birds from other places
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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If it's a little too big for a House Finch, I would guess a female Cowbird. That conical bill is my tipoff.
e.g. from www.sialis.org
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Dee ee,
looks more like a female Brewer's Blackbird (grayish rather than brownish, not as compact as a cowbird)
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Looks like the beak is too conical/fat for the Brewers. Could easily be a Cowbird, but i think I see a sort of brown streaking on the belly which says house finch to me. Needs moar pics!
Size would be a tell, cowbirds should be about 7", house finch would be around 5".
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Yeah, it was a little too big for a finch or sparrow.
The BH Cowbird and Brewers BB pics in Sibley both look like it.
Oh well, either way not too exciting.
Yo thanks.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Greyish Saltator...I think. :-)
Also saw my first Yellow Oriole and Collared Forest Falcon.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Russet-Throated Puffbird...pretty cool.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Chestnut-Fronted Macaw, near the hostel in Santa Marta, Colombia.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Bi-Colored Wren.
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john hansen
climber
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OK all you supertopo birding experts,
Can anyone convince me that this is not a winter wren..
I saw this guy at about 8000 ft on Mt Lemmon outside of Tuscon.
The Peterson guide shows this area to be part of their range.
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