Spring bird ID thread

[terryger]

?????????? i think its in the rail family but can't find a match. any guess?

[paulnj]

You were warm.....

That's a juvenile Black-crowned Night-heron ;)

[terryger]

well, know that ya mention it i can see the shape. it was the juvenile colors that had me stumped.:thumbsup:

thanx !

[Mike T]

Not an easy ID for beginners, but I am very good with eastern raptors. It's a broudwinged hawk, notice the think white band in the tail. that's an easy ID mark.

Hey Paul do these birds make a laughing type call ? I was out walking earlier this year and had a small hawk fly right behind me and up into a tree. By the time I got the camera pointed and focused it flew off but I do remember a band on the tail.
Mike

[paulnj]

Having never heard one.... I just looked in the sibley and it appears they don't sound like that

What you heard was a cooper's hawk on territory I bet. They make a "cakcakcakcakcak...." sound.

[paulnj]

http://www.hangingrocktower.org/calls/cooper.htm

[Knight]

Bobolink i think ,first time i C one

[paulnj]

Sure is and in flight too! How about that call huh ? Is that not the coolest sound.

[Knight]

They sure do sing up a storm

Now im having a problem with this ID the yellow line is trowing me off .

[paulnj]

looks like a savannah sparrow to me, was it in the same habitat as the bobolink? That were they nest along with vesper sparrows and the rare grasshopper sparrow.

[Knight]

Yup same habitat as the bobolink . If i get a chance next week i will go back to the same area and C if i cant spot other sparrows.

[Mike T]

Shot this one today, I'm thinking some sort of Vireo. Sorry about the picture it's the only one I got of this bird.
Mike

[paulnj]

RED EYED VIREO, but I haven't noticed that much black in the crown before. It may just have the crown fluffed a bit with the right angle to see the dark interior of it's feathers?

[mjs1973]

I haven't been doing a lot of bird shooting in the last couple of weeks, but I got this gull over the weekend. Ring--billed?

[paulnj]

I would say that's a ring blled gull. I does look a bit herring gull like, but that dark ring on the bill gives it away.

I haven't pointed my camera at a bird in over 3 weeks, life has me a bit busy lately.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for conferming the ID Paul. I have never really given much thought to gulls. I have always considered them more of a pest than anything else. But after watching them for a while, they can be pretty entertaining. We watched a bunch of them diving head first into some very shallow water and I was hoping to get some pics of them as they hit the water, but we let the dogs out of the car to play, and our little golden retriever took care of those thoughts in a hurry.

[Knight]

First arrival this year Ruby-Throated. Only species we get up here

[paulnj]

There you go and it's a male too.

I never have too much luck getting ruby-throated to pose, but that has alot to do with my style though.

[terryger]

nice capture knight. one we don't have out here.love my hummers:thumbsup:

went by a yardsale on sat in the foothills and could not believe my eyes. woman had 3 feeders hung 1 foot apart and there had to be 20 or more hummers working them. with the agression level of our birds i am pleased when i get 5 at one time. :thumbsup:

[Knight]

Im lucky if i get two at a time hehe , would just love to get 5 let alone 20 or more would be awsome . Then i might be able to get some inflight shots But then again summer is just starting so i can only hope

[paulnj]

When I was in Sedona a few years back, I seen a home that had 80+ hummers feeding at it, and the neighbor had 50+

The east coast has far less hummingbirds, so 5 would be alot!

[Lava Lamp]

Got out for the first time in a long time. Used the new D200 with a Sigma 50-500mm and SB-800. Need an ID on this warbler, if you please...

[Lava Lamp]

First time I've seen and photgraphed one of these. I have a few ideas, but need a confirming ID.

[paulnj]

HOLY SH.......!!!!!!!!!

I honestly believe that's a CONNECTICUT WARBLER!! but need to forward it to my cousin for further input. He knows warblers even better than I do ;) I have never seen one and honestly NJ has one spring record EVER of that species.

That is a great crested flycatcher, if someday can show me in that image why it isn't I am a good listener ;)

[paulnj]

Well 3 votes for connecticut, so change the file name ;) A small number are seen every may in FL, but are still rare there too. That is the GREATEST bird posted in ANY ID thread if you ask me!