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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Big time score, Dee!!!!!!! Extra marks for persistence!
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Dee ee, it is always fantastic to see a bird after looking for it repeatedly. Good job!
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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And the African Penguin
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john hansen
climber
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Here are some from the last few days.
Fun to be back on the Mainland.
Bodega Bay and Moss Landing.
Elegant Tern
Killdeer
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Thayer's Gull
Kestrel
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Awesome stuff! Love the bird Crusher! More?
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john hansen
climber
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Mystery bird of the day.
There was a Yellow throat in the same bush but this does not look like a female YT.
Been looking thru the Warblers.. Nothing yet.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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A first-winter male, John.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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This weekend was pretty good for birding. After getting the Blackburnian (lifer)on Sat. I got a Clay-colored Sparrow at San Joaquin WS and a Canada Warbler at a private residence in HB for county year. Unfortunately my camera died after I got the Canada shots and I lost them. It was a juvy female.
Here is the Clay-colored Sparrow.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Congrats on the Blackbrnian Dave!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Thanks Rob. I got an insane adrenaline rush when I spotted it. I have never had a reaction like that before. I was trying to point it out to Kimberley and I was shaking like a leaf!
I was wrong about the camera dying. I got one bad photo worth sharing. It was through a glass window so....My hosts didn't want to open the sliding glass door lest it scare them all away. There were maybe 12 Mourning Doves, 9 White-crowned Sparrows, a couple of OC Warblers, a couple Lesser's (Goldfinches) and the Canada.
Canada Warbler in HB backyard
The folks that live in this house have the most amazing yard list with a huge variety of warblers over the years including Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush.
There is something special about Huntington Beach and birds.
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john hansen
climber
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Dee ee great bird, I know I was freaking out when I saw some of the rare Hawaiian birds. Buck fever.
I went on a whale watching tour out of Moss landing. Saw some Common Murre's and one lifer, Black vented Shearwater.
Next time I go for pelagic's I will go on a boat that chums for birds.
A few of the passengers were "chumming" quite regularly...I can't think of anything worse then being seasick for a four hour tour.
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Here are two birds I got photos of from pretty far off.
I am thinking the first one might be a Jaeger , perhaps a Parasitic?
Any Jaeger would be a lifer for me.
The next one has a weird bill, hooked , sort of like a Frigate bird.
No Idea... .
I hope you all enjoy these ID questions. That's how this thread got started.
Thank's for the help.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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John
Both look like Pink-footed Shearwater.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Hi John,
sounds like you're making the most of your travel adventure.
I'd agree with Tony on the bird in flight as Pink-footed Shearwater. Do you have any other photos of that bird?
The bird on the water is a Black-vented Shearwater. They can get real blond/faded heads this time of year, and thin all dark bill differs from stouter dark-tipped, light-based bill of Pink-footed.
keep at it, and have fun.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Great stuff Dee and John, when on a great hike above the Taos Ski Valley and got this Blue/ Dusky Grouse
Same deal for me as I couldn't get my long lens out quick enough. The aspens were peaking and just amazing.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I got a long look at a first winter Lapland Longspur on the commute home last night, but sorry, I didn't have a camera. It's coloring seemed more Smith's-like, but I didn't see any sign of the white outer tail feathers and remember thinking it had a heavy bill. Lapland are A LOT more common around here, so Lapland*. In any case it was a cool looking bird and a lifer since I've been paying attention.
Beautiful colors on the Canada Warbler!!! And BdA, that's neat to get the grouse photo at all.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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I stand corrected on John’s second shearwater photo. The bill is all wrong for Pink-footed. The 2-3 Black-vented that I have seen have much more contrast, more like Manx. Good to have little z and Willoughby to keep us honest.
We are now traveling in Siciily for the birds wine, food and archeology. We first had a couple days on the coast near Rome. Some new birds there. Italian Sparrow replace the House Sparrows of northern Europe. Spanish Sparrows replace those in Sicily.
Yellow-legged Gulls are the first of 4 possible new ones.
We spent a day at the fantastic ruins of Ostica Antica, the ancient harbor for Rome. There were some good birds there, including Eurasian Jay, Long-tailed Tits and one lifer, Short-toed Treecreeper. There was also a large flock of Monk Parakeets. Sorry, no photos.
The first few days in Sicily have seen a lot of rain, but some more good birds, with many more to come. Internet access is a bit spotty, but here a few.
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john hansen
climber
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Thanks for the help on the shearwaters. Here are a few from the last few days.
House Finch. Bodega bay.
Kinglet Auburn Ca Edit: YC Warbler Thanks for pointing that out.
White Headed Woodpecker , Lake Tahoe.
Black chinned Hummer, Sebastapol Ca. Edit: Anna's ,I see the difference now.
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perswig
climber
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The thread that keeps on giving. Thanks, folks!
Dale
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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John,
I think that Kinglet is an Orange-crowned Warbler and the hummer is an Anna's.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tony, I'll be there Wednesday, we should cercare per uccelli!
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