SPRING 2011 Bird ID

[CaraRose]

and last but not least

Mourning Dove

[CaraRose]

Hey, BB, could you make the photos a bit smaller next time? Little hard to view since they don't fit entirely on my screen.

Anyway, I feel like I just took a quiz, and Paul will provide the answer sheet later :P

My guesses:

Scrub Jay
Black headed grosbeak
Magpie
Chipping Sparrow
Tanager-- female western or summer?
Western Tanager
From nest shape I'd guess robins, but can't tell for sure
Grey Jay
Female Yellow Warbler?
Killdeer

[paulnj]

western scrubjay, black headed grosbeak,magpie, chipping sparrow, goldfinch, western tanager and nest, grey jay, yellow warbler(female) anf killdeer.. a few images at a time please ;-)

nice mourning dove Monty.

[mEasy27]

Mourning Dove

Wow thanx..

I have one more type of bird thats been around my yard. im pretty sure its some type of grackle. Ill have a shot of it as soon as I get a chance..

[ksbryan0]

When I took this shot, I thought it was a Brewer's Blackbird, but now I'm thinking it may be a Common Grackle.

[paulnj]

When I took this shot, I thought it was a Brewer's Blackbird, but now I'm thinking it may be a Common Grackle.

Yup, that's a grackle alright.

[ksbryan0]

Thanks for the confirmation Paul.

[SmartWombat]

Rock Pipit - I think

[SmartWombat]

sand marten
Pretty sure on the ID as they're nesting in a sandy cliff ;)

[ksbryan0]

I didn't get a very good shot of this guy in the pouring rain, but probably good enough for an ID. He was hanging with a bunch of cowbirds and juncos, yet his size is between those two. I can't find anything like this in my books. Thanks.

[paulnj]

sand marten
Pretty sure on the ID as they're nesting in a sandy cliff ;)

sand martin sound right and sure looks to be a pipit, though european species aren't my forte

[paulnj]

I didn't get a very good shot of this guy in the pouring rain, but probably good enough for an ID. He was hanging with a bunch of cowbirds and juncos, yet his size is between those two. I can't find anything like this in my books. Thanks.

I think it's a leucistic cowbird actually.

[mEasy27]

this guy is constantly perched on the top of my fireplace singing. what is it.. When he flies, he has lots of white on his wings and tail feathers

[CaraRose]

I think it's a mocking bird.

[CaraRose]

I was shooting the terns, and didn't even notice the shorebirds until later. Shot's not great for an ID since the focus wasn't on them. I know one is a spotted sandpiper, but what's the one to the right with the long beak?

[paulnj]

I was shooting the terns, and didn't even notice the shorebirds until later. Shot's not great for an ID since the focus wasn't on them. I know one is a spotted sandpiper, but what's the one to the right with the long beak?

do believe it's a dowitcher.

[paulnj]

this guy is constantly perched on the top of my fireplace singing. what is it.. When he flies, he has lots of white on his wings and tail feathers

northern mockingbird....... mocks other birds, car alarms........ doorbells even.

[CaraRose]

do believe it's a dowitcher.

Thanks Paul!

[mEasy27]

northern mockingbird....... mocks other birds, car alarms........ doorbells even.

Thanx. you guys were right again!!

[maplestreet]

Not sure about either of these but I see them all the time.

[ksbryan0]

Great Egret & Long Billed Dowitcher. I'll bet you shot this at Gilbert?

[maplestreet]

Great Egret & Long Billed Dowitcher. I'll bet you shot this at Gilbert?

I did! Yes I'm fortunate enough to live about a block away from the Riperian Preserve in Gilbert, so I'm trying to figure out what all my little friends are called.

[paulnj]

Great Egret & Long Billed Dowitcher. I'll bet you shot this at Gilbert?

actually, that's a snowy egret.

[ksbryan0]

Thanks for the clarification Paul. In my mind I thought the black bill indicated Great Egret...if only I could have seen the golden slippers on this guy, I might have guessed right!:blush2:

Can you help me identify these three? They first three were taken in NW Washington state; the second and third shots are two different angles of the same bird. The last bird was taken in MT.

Thanks!

[CaraRose]

Is this a worm-eating?