SPRING 2012 bird ID thread

[paulnj]

Bunch of these lately, little teeny guys-- Sanderlings?

shorebirds are my weak area, but it appears to be a least sandpiper.

[Mike T]

couple of todays birds

[paulnj]

broudwinged and awesome find on the wilson's!

[SmartWombat]

Thanks!
I wondered if it was a bluebird, but it had rather a lot of red and brown on it.
Is the female more brown?

[paulnj]

Thanks!
I wondered if it was a bluebird, but it had rather a lot of red and brown on it.
Is the female more brown?

males are a deeper blue and females are duller...

http://rhtrav.com/wordpress/wp-conte...ir-300x225.jpg

[wfooshee]

Shot at my state park yesterday:

When I shot it, my instantaneous look through the viewfinder made me think it was a green heron, but the fourth pic is a green heron, for comparison.

I think it might be a juvenile yellow-crowned night heron, so I'm looking for wisdom from the collective.

[f86sabjf]

wfoosheee

You are correct its a juvi Yellow crowned night heron . check this link

good catch !!!

Florida's Nature - Birds of Florida, Page 1 of 4 Crowned Night-Heron

[f86sabjf]

another Scrubjay who had to investigate me

[paulnj]

love those florida scrubjays!

[f86sabjf]

me too they really are creating a soft spot in me. I'm tinkering with the idea of doing some conservation photography for them in my area to get more awareness

[saentia]

Snapped this last Sunday at a local state park. New to the whole birding and IDing so any help through the process along with species would be great!


DSC_0144 by ChazMcGavin, on Flickr

[OldClicker]

Snapped this last Sunday at a local state park. New to the whole birding and IDing so any help through the process along with species would be great!


DSC_0144 by ChazMcGavin, on Flickr

Where in the world is "local"? - Terry

[saentia]

My apologies I thought I had my location under my username. That would be at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas, South of Houston to be a little more specific.

[paulnj]

Snapped this last Sunday at a local state park. New to the whole birding and IDing so any help through the process along with species would be great!


DSC_0144 by ChazMcGavin, on Flickr

young red-winged blackbird

[saentia]

Awesome, thank you very much!

[paulnj]

My apologies I thought I had my location under my username. That would be at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas, South of Houston to be a little more specific.

grab us a few whistling duck images ;-)

[wfooshee]

I'm not convinced it's not an adult female.... I think a juvie would have a paler breast/belly. I actually got lucky enough to catch both in a shot some weeks ago:

[saentia]

grab us a few whistling duck images ;-)

I have a few from some trips there last year, see if I can dig some up.

And comparing my pic to wfooshee's it certainly does look more like a female, but I'm learning this all as I go.

[paulnj]

I'm not convinced it's not an adult female.... I think a juvie would have a paler breast/belly. I actually got lucky enough to catch both in a shot some weeks ago:

reason I said young redwinged is because it appears to be molting on the back of the neck... females don't molt and first fall/female look very close in plumage. if not molting, than female it is.

[wfooshee]

... comparing my pic to wfooshee's it certainly does look more like a female, but I'm learning this all as I go.

Don't use me as an authority! It took me hours when I got the shots that came from to identify it myself, not realizing at the time that the female was neither black nor red-winged.

As for molting, I got this one a couple of weeks after the one I posted earlier.





I'd like to have a definitive way of telling, but it seems in everything I read that there's just not much real difference between young either gender and adult female.

[paulnj]

Don't use me as an authority! It took me hours when I got the shots that came from to identify it myself, not realizing at the time that the female was neither black nor red-winged.

As for molting, I got this one a couple of weeks after the one I posted earlier.





I'd like to have a definitive way of telling, but it seems in everything I read that there's just not much real difference between young either gender and adult female.

you are correct, not much is written or shown in field guides of first fall birds in general and they confuse me at times alot.

[Mike T]

hey Paul does your brother have this one yet ? Shot this evening at White Lake.

[paulnj]

hey Paul does your brother have this one yet ? Shot this evening at White Lake.

is that a brown boobie?

[Mike T]

yes it is, first seen friday was still there as of last night.

[billy320]

Does anyone know what species of duck or goose this is ? I can't find it anywhere