SPRING 2012 bird ID thread

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Originally Posted by Mahopac

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

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7733884@N03/7823736012/" title="2498634628_698f7aefae by Billy320, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/7823736012_21f4c3d9ee.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="2498634628_698f7aefae"></a>

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muscovy duck

Little help? Guy was caught just after a dive from about 30 feet, where he actually hovered for a bit before plunging. Gull-size, maybe smaller. Beak screams "heron" to me, but nothing else does..... Especially the size.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/DSC_8704.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E...0/DSC_8705.jpg

an eastern towhee i stumbled upon at Lyonia preserve. He was eyeing the scrubjay who had run him off his breakfast

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7...74217b26_c.jpg

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Originally Posted by wfooshee

Little help? Guy was caught just after a dive from about 30 feet, where he actually hovered for a bit before plunging. Gull-size, maybe smaller. Beak screams "heron" to me, but nothing else does..... Especially the size.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/DSC_8704.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E...0/DSC_8705.jpg

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somebody els echeck me on this . I believe its a Belted kingfisher. I'm going off the mark in front of the eye / black beak and the black hood it has. If im reading the coloration correctly the brownish color on the belly makes it a female

Well, looking up that bird, I believe you've got it. Thanks.

The page I've used for searching for birds is here, but the pics are small, and the pic for this bird was the wrong color (blue crest, fluffed up on the head.) Had I read the description by the pic, it says "hovers above water to search," which is what I observed. Had I actually clicked the link to go to the actual page for the species it would have been obvious, but that one tiny image isn't what I saw, so I skipped it over.

no problem I love my little book called Birds of Florida by Stan Tekila. Fits in your camera backpack. Send me you address if you want i have a place down the street that carries it . I can send you a copy. Sometimes this book is hard to find.

female belted kingfisher

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Originally Posted by wfooshee

Little help? Guy was caught just after a dive from about 30 feet, where he actually hovered for a bit before plunging. Gull-size, maybe smaller. Beak screams "heron" to me, but nothing else does..... Especially the size.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/DSC_8704.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E...0/DSC_8705.jpg

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a bit interesting as i have lived in Fla my wholelife and dont remember seeing this bird. Kinda weird considering they live here year round

I got another hover/diver a few weeks ago, but the picture is really bad. Identified it as a Least Tern. Black mask with white across the forehead.

couple Fall birds from thursday

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Originally Posted by Mike T

couple Fall birds from thursday

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do believe that's a female black throated blue warbler and a young sharp shinned? hard to say whether coopers or sharpie though from that angle.

think it was to big to be a Sharpie. Here's a few I got today before the rain came.

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Originally Posted by Mike T

think it was to big to be a Sharpie. Here's a few I got today before the rain came.

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towhee, yellow warbler? and very nice canada warbler! oh how I was hoping that was a conneticut ;-)

I was thinking Towhee, Scarlet Tanager, Nashville Warbler.

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Originally Posted by Mike T

I was thinking Towhee, Scarlet Tanager, Nashville Warbler.

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looks a bit dark for nashville, but the lighting is dark too.yup, that's a young tanager...oops