SPRING 2010 Bird ID Thread

[Mike T]

a shot from today, not much around today.

[paulnj]

female commom yellowthroat?

a shot from today, not much around today.

[Mike T]

female commom yellowthroat?

That's the only bird I can find in the book that looks like this photo. When I saw the bird I wasn't thinking Yellowthroat at all the bird seemed to big.

[paulnj]

That's the only bird I can find in the book that looks like this photo. When I saw the bird I wasn't thinking Yellowthroat at all the bird seemed to big.

just went to my sibley to confirm. It's a female common yellowthroat for sure.

[Mike T]

found this bird this morning while out on my kayak

[paulnj]

found this bird this morning while out on my kayak

NICE! White eyed vireo!

Took my wife to the great swamp today and showed her a few yellow throated vireos and a prothonatary warbler

[ksbryan0]

I'm thinking this might be a Willet, but not at all certain...

[paulnj]

I'm thinking this might be a Willet, but not at all certain...

ID looks good to me

[Mike T]

not much out today although I did hear a few that I never saw. The first bird didn't hang around long and was in constant motion the second bird let me get one shot.

[paulnj]

not much out today although I did hear a few that I never saw. The first bird didn't hang around long and was in constant motion the second bird let me get one shot.

black throated green warbler and veery.

[cozmocha]

Any ideas on this one?



EDIT
Nevermind! It's a kori bustard.

[paulnj]

Any ideas on this one?



EDIT
Nevermind! It's a kori bustard.

just about to tell you that

[SmartWombat]

Redpoll of some kind?
Small (sparrow sized) cross-tailed finch, near Chartres (Fr).

[Mike T]

a couple of birds from today

[paulnj]

Redpoll of some kind?
Small (sparrow sized) cross-tailed finch, near Chartres (Fr).

Definately a redpoll, but way to hard to tell commom from lesser.

[paulnj]

Are you on a yellow throated kick?

Awesome find and amazing capture on the yellow throated warbler (location please)

and nice yellow throated vireo images.

[Mike T]

I forgot about this one. The Yellow-throated warbler has been seen pretty often on Old Mine Rd. I went there a few weeks ago and didn't see it. I ran into a couple guys today while I was down by Watergate who said they saw it so I went for a look. It hangs out in some tall spruce trees near an old house close to the Depew area. I think this house was still in use up to a couple of years ago, I remember signs saying private residence near it.

[paulnj]

I forgot about this one. The Yellow-throated warbler has been seen pretty often on Old Mine Rd. I went there a few weeks ago and didn't see it. I ran into a couple guys today while I was down by Watergate who said they saw it so I went for a look. It hangs out in some tall spruce trees near an old house close to the Depew area. I think this house was still in use up to a couple of years ago, I remember signs saying private residence near it.

great horned owl

I know exactly where you are saying. heard it there on the world series of birding Very hard bird to see at a decent shooting angle. back side of watergate(pulloff just past the watergate enterance... chain cross the enterance to the field) usually has golden winged, bluewinged and hybrids down near the apple tree and least flycatchers are there too.

haven't birded oldmine in a few years, but know it like it was my back yard

[Mike T]

I don't think you have the right spot for the YT Warbler. If you come in Old Mine off of Rt 80 it'll be a few miles before you get to watergate. You'll pass a building I think they call it the Calico School on the left soon after that there is a house and some buildings on the right then a big old white house on the left with a couple red barns. There is a dirt driveway that is on the left that goes behind the barns. The spruce trees are near the road in front of the house and there is another across the road back toward the woods. If you get to Depew you went to far.It is closed now but the entrance for it is about a 100 yards past the dirt driveway.

Mike

[paulnj]

I know the spot

I don't think you have the right spot for the YT Warbler. If you come in Old Mine off of Rt 80 it'll be a few miles before you get to watergate. You'll pass a building I think they call it the Calico School on the left soon after that there is a house and some buildings on the right then a big old white house on the left with a couple red barns. There is a dirt driveway that is on the left that goes behind the barns. The spruce trees are near the road in front of the house and there is another across the road back toward the woods. If you get to Depew you went to far.It is closed now but the entrance for it is about a 100 yards past the dirt driveway.

Mike

[SmartWombat]

Small brown poseur, a bunting I think.
Since it's in reeds I agree on reed bunting, Paul - thanks.

[paulnj]

Small brown poseur, a bunting I think.

looks like a reed bunting

[SmartWombat]

LBJ just glimpsed in the reeds, a warbler?

[paulnj]

LBJ just glimpsed in the reeds, a warbler?

I am not too familiar with european warblers, but it's definately one.

[paulnj]

LBJ just glimpsed in the reeds, a warbler?

best guess is willow warbler