Fall 06 Bird ID Thread

[Mike T]

I took this one last thursday. This duck was part of a large group of Mallards and it flew off with them and then I saw it again with the group later on. Is this an albino or was a domestic duck adopted by this group of Mallards ?
Mike

Camera info : Canon 30D , 300mm F2.8 lens with 2X extender. ISO 400 , Shutter speed 1/1000 f /5.6 camera in Aperature Priority . Picture taken at Duck Pond in Swartswwod State Park , NJ.

[paulnj]

That doesn't look like the typical "peking duck at the towns pond" type duck . My bet is it's a domesticated mallard that excaped, but can you give me a tighter shot of it ? It could be a leucistic mallard, but I highly doubt it.

[Mike T]

I couldn't get any where near these birds so the best I can do is a big time crop.
Mike

[paulnj]

domesticated duck is a safe bet

[Copy_Kot]

The small redish color bird in front is the one I'm wondering about. They seem to only come around this time of year.

(that's my home-made feeder for taking pics )

[Copy_Kot]

Another one from today which I'm not sure of...

[paulnj]

I could ID that bird in your other post from the back too It's a male house finch while the dark bird is a male dark eyed junco on winter territory

[Copy_Kot]

Thanks Paul. It was amazing how many birds were around today with the weather being a bad as it was.

[paulnj]

I haven't picked up my camera in months(busy life), but had planned to today. My GF's car broke down, so I spent all afternoon hunting down parts and fixing it :mad2:

I was going to hunt TROPHY CLASS DEER(I know were massive unhuntable deer live in a few neighborhoods) and try to get a few hawks too!

[c.j.]

Here's one for ya'…

[paulnj]

Now this is a pretty hard raptor to ID, but I am going with juvenile harris hawk Parabuteo unicinctus

[Copy_Kot]

Another domestic hang'n with the wrong crowd? He flew off with a group of these geese.

[Copy_Kot]

I wonder if Paulnj can ID these they should be easy

[Lava Lamp]

I couldn't get any where near these birds so the best I can do is a big time crop.
Mike

Easy ID, Dude. What you got there is an AFLAC!

[Lava Lamp]

This fella was on a leash, but I took his picher anway...

[Lava Lamp]

This guy wasn't on a leash and I was really glad there was a rail fence between us. He was dowright scary.

[Copy_Kot]

Lava Lamp, that is one AWESOME owl image!

[paulnj]

that's a snow goose

and the other's are domesticated mallards, though the far left one has male northern shoveler colors in a way.

[paulnj]

Yeah, that barn owl is hot! the ostich is cool too(or is that a rhea?).

[Copy_Kot]

Do I win a prize for kinda-sorta stumping Paul? They are all Northerns The colors are very similar to mallards. I've read that some people call them 'laughing mallards.'

[paulnj]

cheater yeah, you got me with that sneaky image alright.

I see N shovelers in my area AFTER thanksgiving(end of hawk watch season), so males in transitional plumage are not what I am used to seeing. I have seen many mallards with that color to their plumage though

[Mike T]

Took both of these on 11/02 . Nothing that hasn't been on here before but birds are getting harder to find around here, I guess there all heading south and I can't say that I blame them. I like it when I get a shot of the bird looking at me. The second bird suprised me because I thought they would have already passed through and I wouldn't be seeing one again until early spring.
Mike

[paulnj]

actually, palm warblers and yellow rumped are quite late to migrate, so your palm isn't too off schedule. That golden crowned kinglet is cool!!!!!

I seen a few tree swallows this week! Now that's late! I also have 2(well as of thursday) winter wrens singing at work and that's quite rare to have and even rarer to be singing in fall!!!

[Loupey]

I don't have my field guide today and captured this guy (or girl) in the morning. Dives underwater. Pointed beak.

[paulnj]

COOT....

hehehe, that coot must be korean to like seaweed(asian joke for my asian side kick)