CLOSED: Identify This Bird Please Vol. 3

Taken at a tidal flat in Humboldt Bay. Very small birds (smaller than Kildeer) in small flocks.

Least Sandpiper

Resin

Thanks resin

I'm always confusing you bird experts, sorry. Thanks RESIN!!! I made the mistake once of forgetting what direction a bird was flying and it looked like a duck, actually was a Hawk.....these were flying to the right.

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I loved OldNed's IDs. ROTFLMBO!!!!

Here's one for the experts. At the time I was taking the picture I was thinking Robin, but not as sure now.

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American Robin

Resin

Can you tell what kind of WoodPecker this is? Sorry I cropped from a long shot.

Thanks, Resin....I was hoping my first impression was right. They were moving pretty fast.

Oh thank you Resin! This is another first for me..I didn't even know it was there til I blew the pic up! Hope I can find him now and get a "real" pic! You are amazing Resin!

Rose

Not too difficult - the white crescent on the inner part of the wing shows it is a sapsucker, and Yellow-bellied is the only one that occurs in MO.

Resin

You are a good teacher Resin and I think you!

Rose

Catbird? Belongs to the neighbor...he was actually eating the bird seed...

How about this bird at Merritt Isl NWR, FL. Unfortunately I didn't get a good look at the legs.
Could it be a Yellowlegs, Greater or Lesser? Sorry the photo is so bad.

Greater Yellowlegs - note the stout, very slightly upturned bill with a pale base. On Lesser, the bill is slender, all dark, and straight.

Resin

Another view of the same bird. I see a hint of something yellow (perhaps legs) under the bird. Am I reading something into the photo that isn't really there?

Great photo of a catbird!! I always thought they were grayer....

Is the bill on that Yellowlegs two toned, or is that just an illusion?

It looks as if the bill is darker at the end. The drawings, in the bird books, don't show that.

Thanks Resin for the ID.

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Another method to tell Greater from Lesser (if bill color/shape are difficult to see).

Note that your Greater Yellowlegs's bill is longer than the distance between base-of-bill and back-of-head.

This is often easier to observe in bad lighting or at a distance.

That's easy to remember! Old Ned, I guess you are at the Space Coast Birding Festival this weekend.

The one on the right looks like a Downy. The one in the center is a House Finch. What is the bird on the left side of the picture?

Thanks,

GG

White Breasted Nuthatch, GG.

Thanks Nanny.

Could one of you folks be so kind as to tell me how to tell a downy from a hairy from a red breasted woodpecker?

I think I am looking at the correct photo in my bird ID books and then I mess it up anyway. Sorry to say, this NEWBIE needs a ton of "learning" when it comes to which is what!!

GG

Do you mean from a red-bellied?

Ok .... Here's a Red Bellied Woodpecker....

edited for blonde moment typo

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Yep! See, I can't even get the names straight to ask a question! Jeepers!

Sorry Pelletory.

GG

The Red Breasted Woodpecker in my picture is a male, by the way.

Here is a female Downy...

I haven't seen a Hairy yet, but they look much like the Downy except they are larger and have longer bills.

Hope that helps!

Thats a Red-bellied. :-)

Thanks indiana lily. I copied that to my ID file I have started on my computer. Sorry I misspoke when I said red breasted, I should have said red bellied. Thanks for knowing I was just being stupid.

I eventually will catch on to this! Or drive everyone batty trying!

GG

duh!! thanks for that typo catch!! I'll go edit right now...

The Hairy Woodpeckers also have pure white outer tail feathers while the Downys have some black spots on them.

It surely does indiana lily. What pelletory said, red breasted.

Thanks

GG

I noted that in my ID book, also.

Thanks pelletory.

Now, I will just sit back, enjoy the pictures, learn, and stop bothering you folks for a bit.

GG

Your not bothering anyone GG! :-)

Thanks pelletory. You folks are wonderful.

GG

Haven't a clue what this is!

Thanks,
Rose

Some type of Hawk...I'm sure one of the experts will be able to tell you which one.