Bird ID August 06

**mjs1973** · 07-28-2006, 07:07 PM

I haven't been out shooting all week, but I did come across this image taken a couple years ago. This was in a little pond outside of a zoo in northern WI.

**paulnj** · 07-28-2006, 07:42 PM

That's a black swan

I moved this post and made it a new ID thread because the "summer" thread is getting long.

**TexDot** · 07-31-2006, 07:44 AM

Is this a rufus? Taken last year with a small digital.

**paulnj** · 07-31-2006, 06:11 PM

Sure is a rufous (male)

**mjs1973** · 07-31-2006, 06:27 PM

I think we've had one of these before, but here's another gray catbird.

**Copy_Kot** · 08-04-2006, 06:42 PM

Can someone please ID this bird?

**paulnj** · 08-05-2006, 11:45 AM

female redwinged blackbird

**Dylan8i** · 08-06-2006, 08:52 AM

these were taken in june, in a place called fish springs (migratory hot spot i guess, for birds) it is just south of salt lake city. its a crop, and should be an easy id, i just don't know most birds :-)

**paulnj** · 08-06-2006, 11:10 AM

AVOCETS

First one posted in this forum too

**Mike T** · 08-06-2006, 03:25 PM

Here are a few I shot today at Hyper Humus. Things were kind of slow and at the start I was taking more pictures of bugs than birds then I ran into a few willing models. I think I know all of these but the sandpiper I'm not 100% and the smaller Egret I'm pretty sure of but it seems that this would be a pretty rare bird this far inland.
Mike

**paulnj** · 08-06-2006, 04:06 PM

Great egret
Killdeer
Least sandpipers?(I think) with a solitary sandpiper(though it looks like a lesser yellowlegs with dirty legs too)

and that is a snowy egret

**c.j.** · 08-08-2006, 06:23 AM

Taken at our place on Sunday.

Paul already knows this one, so open to others.

This specimen hunts here every day. Myself and a guest watched it take three birds in the period of a couple hours, Friday morning.

I know, not the best shot, (shadows, etc.) but, for the Bird ID thread, I thought it (the image) to be sufficient.

**mjs1973** · 08-08-2006, 06:50 AM

Looks like a coopers hawk to me.

**paulnj** · 08-08-2006, 07:15 PM

You gave it away with prey and location

Besides being a great ID shot.

**Knight** · 08-13-2006, 11:09 AM

Juvenile ? Sapsucker

**paulnj** · 08-13-2006, 06:12 PM

Sure is! Sweet shot too!

**OBie** · 08-15-2006, 03:37 PM

How many of these can be ID'd?

OK, OK - so they're a little far away - they were all the way across the marsh!

**Knight** · 08-15-2006, 04:47 PM

Adult Sapsucker..

Paul how come i cant edit a post now , is it something with my Browser ?

Left my Bird book at work Obie but i C at least 4

**payn817** · 08-15-2006, 05:52 PM

Knight, you are pulling off some nice work, keep em coming.

**paulnj** · 08-15-2006, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Knight

Adult Sapsucker..

Paul how come i cant edit a post now , is it something with my Browser ?

Left my Bird book at work Obie but i C at least 4

Actually I see atleast 5

great egrets, osprey, great blue heron, white ibis, possible wood stork, a green heron and a shore bird I can barely make out

I have no clue why you can't edit, but that's a nice image!

**OBie** · 08-16-2006, 06:08 AM

Very good!

Knight - that's a great shot!

**OBie** · 08-16-2006, 03:42 PM

OK. Here's the rest of the varieties I found at Huntington Beach State Park. (#2 & # are the same bird, but he cracked me up with that walk and his landing!)