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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 18, 2016 - 09:22pm PT
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^Nice. I never had a clue what a young RN Grebe would look like. So, they are tiger stripy!
Can I get some ID help with this? It's one of the first real bird photos that I took. Seattle. December of 2008, at sunset, so it's probably not quite as red-orange as the photo makes it out.
I know I should just default to Red-tailed but could it be a Swainson's?
Thanks (and someone had to be the last on the page).
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 19, 2016 - 09:43am PT
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Great stuff/photos above.
A few from the last few days here in northern NM.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 21, 2016 - 01:25pm PT
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Did you all know about this from http://www.audubon.org/news/here-are-biggest-changes-aou-checklist-north-american-birds
New Species
Western Scrub-Jay is now split into two species: the California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii). Birders have long recognized that these widespread western jays come in different flavors: a darker, more rich color in California, Oregon, and southwestern Washington, and a somewhat paler, grayer type in the interior West, from Nevada east to Texas. Many field guides already illustrate them separately as “coastal form” (or “Pacific form”) and “interior form.” They do hybridize where their ranges come together in western Nevada, but studies have shown that such interbreeding is very limited. So now they will be officially recognized as separate species.
Also, just another query regarding my post on the last page but a slightly different photo: ID Help for this. Seattle. December of 2008, at sunset, so it's probably not quite as red-orange as the photo makes it out. About Red-tailed [not a field mark] size. I know I should just default to Red-tailed but could it be a juvenile Swainson's?
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Sep 22, 2016 - 04:32pm PT
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Bob - that White-breasted Nuthatch looks like some alien being. Not the usual pose for that species. Very cool shot.
Darwin - yes, your old photo is a Red-tailed Hawk, a bit draker than a normal western bird. A Swainson's of the same color morph would still show solid white patches above bill and on throat and the tips of the wing feathers would project a bit beyond the tip of tail, and would have more prominent dark secondary bands on a not-so-red tail.
Really liked your recent imm. Red-tail in flight, and the Kestrel. Nice work.
wind blown Roadside Hawk
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Sep 25, 2016 - 05:20pm PT
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 26, 2016 - 08:24am PT
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A few more from Taos, NM.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Sep 26, 2016 - 08:34am PT
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Good shot of the Wilson's, Bob. Saw some the other day, but could not get a good shot.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Sep 26, 2016 - 12:10pm PT
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just had my first Wilson's Warbler today (first for the 2016-17 wintering season here in Costa Rica). They arrive here in late August, but I haven't been in their prefered higher elevation habitats until now.
Lots of other migrants are arriving in Costa Rica now. Had this Empidonax today. Luckily it told me what it was. Alder Flycatcher. That is to say I identified it by it's call note. What you can see also checks out for this species, but not enough to separate it from the very similar Willow Flycatcher.
Alder Flycatcher. It was slamming down berries to fuel up for the next leg of its voyage to South America.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 26, 2016 - 12:31pm PT
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Z, didjya hear about the Dusky Warbler in San Francisco Saturday? A lot of
peeps saw it. Actually, I don't think any peeps saw it.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 27, 2016 - 07:45pm PT
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A few from today in Taos, NM
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 28, 2016 - 09:35am PT
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Had a really cool morning at my local area in Taos, NM. I take the dog for a walk here almost every morning and it happens to be a .5 miles from the house.
It amazes me the quality of birding and the variety at Fred Baca Park in Taos, NM.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Sep 28, 2016 - 09:40am PT
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Amazon Kingfisher. That bird's got one holy hurking honker.
hey Bob, great shots of those two rails. Amazing that they are so out in the open. I just looked over the eBird hotspot list for Fred Baca Park, and found this list:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31660545
some other Bob just saw and photographed a Tricolored Munia there about 10 days ago!
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Sep 28, 2016 - 09:56pm PT
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We went on a pelagic trip out of Half Moon Bay a couple of weeks ago. This is the best time for species diversity, so we saw lots of species. The star of the show for aficionados was the possible Townsend’s Storm-petrel that I posted photos of previously. No word on a definitive ID. It may not be possible due to the poor state of its tail feathers.
Nothing rare but it was a surprise to see a flock of 20-30 Wilson’s Storm-petrels at mysterious oil slick not very far offshore. Usually a couple of this species is noteworthy around here, even though is is extremely abundant in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans.
There was a close look at a juvenile Rhinoceros Auklet.
Black-footed Albatrosses allopreening seemed surprising away from nesting islands.
There were lots of Sabine’s Gulls in various plumages. Here’s an adult in breeding plumage. I haven’t made it out to see a juvenile reported to be in Eastern Contra County. That’s a pretty good find.
This Northern Fulmar was in some pretty serious molt. The complex structure of their bills always amazes me.
This Pink-footed Shearwater kept moving away from the boat with its catch as if we were a Jaeger.
This wayward American Pipit circled the boat for a while, but never landed. Hopefully it made its way to land. There was also a Savannah Sparrow.
Plenty of other non-avian taxa, such as this Mola mola (Ocean Sunfish) not in the usual basking mode.
There were a lot of Humpback Whales plus a couple of Blue Whales. I can never seem to capture their heads.
We were accompanied by hundreds of dolphins for a while. Mostly Pacific White-sided plus some Northern Right-whale Dolphins, like this one leaping.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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wow, lots of great photos here. Taos seems like a great area for interesting birds. I love the Sabine's gull. Still looking for one of those.
This Cooper's Hawk has been hanging around out house lately.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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at La Selva, where the birding is easy...
Broad-billed Motmot
Collared Aracari
Barred Woodcreeper, on the ground no less. It was following an army ant swarm across the lawn where there were few trees to perch on
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Damn Little Z and Mike, great photos. Little Z we spend four days there a few years back, can't wait to go back.
I'm thinking young White-crowned Sparrow. Along the Rio Chama this morning near Abiquiu, NM.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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I had a birder friend call and tell me that a mountain bluebird was at the Kasilof River area. A bluebird is rare around here. Jerry and I drove there and sure enough it was in the treetop right near the road. I didn't even have to search for it. New Alaska bird for me.
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john hansen
climber
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I have really enjoyed all the fantastic photo's of the birds you guys have posted thru the years. I have put in a few pics of my own ,now and then, myself..
You all inspired me to try harder and learn more about time and light.
What a great thread.
I got to get to Costa Rica some day...
Great picture Cyndie
Aloha
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Given all of the above, e.g. Tony's psychedelic leaping mammal and the Sabine's gull and all of little Z's showoff photos and ... you get the idea, I hate to lower the tone of the conversation,
but
two bird named teams, Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Oriels are playing in an instant death wild card AL Eaast game tonight. I like baseball way more than is warranted, but I can't pick a favorite tonight. Just birds. And it's a good game.
wrt the Monlake Fill Osprey nest: Just this morning, I saw two birds around the nest for the first time in weeks. (Tony FYI)
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