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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Sep 26, 2018 - 06:27pm PT
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Among a small mixed kettle of soaring raptors above our home today was a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk. No big deal for those in the east, but quite a treat here. Turns out that they have had about 200 sightings at the Hawk Hill hawkwatch site in the Marin Headlands over the last week, 74 today. A new bird for our house list. It was initially pretty close but had gotten farther away by the time I could scramble to get the camera.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 27, 2018 - 07:06pm PT
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Good one Tony. It inspired me to look over Red-tailed vs Broad-winged. That distinction is still really tough for me (I've seen like 0-1 Broad-winged in real life). Any tips on the distinction, or is just obvious to y'all? No patagial mark I guess is #1.
Are these the ones you saw in kettles in Mexico and/or Texas?
Dar
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 28, 2018 - 02:43pm PT
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“We have two spaces available on Pole 3.”
Art shot 🤡
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Sep 30, 2018 - 12:12pm PT
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Can you guys help me out with the ID on this flycatcher? I'm pretty rusty right now but working on a comeback.
These two shots were the best I could do.
He/she was continually flicking it's tail up.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Sep 30, 2018 - 12:20pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 12:44pm PT
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A flycatcher flicking its tail? That narrows it down! 🤡
Pacific-slope until Tony or LittleZ corrects me. 😽
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 03:16pm PT
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I'm not too good on the Empids flycatchers, but I'd go with Willow Flycatcher. No eye-ring to speak off, small white loral spot, rather large bill.
Where were the Ibis, Dave? Maybe at the San Joaquin WS?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 03:22pm PT
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I agree about the eye ring but the photo is washed out and this time of year anything goes I thought with Empids although this one doesn’t appear to be moulting. I’m hopeless on them.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 03:30pm PT
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Since I have other things I should be doing, I downloaded and adjusted both photos. Still lacking an eye ring. Plus the bill is on the long, broad-based side.
Edit: I'm treating this a study session for me in case I encounter some migrants passing through.
Oh yeah, dee ee, did it call. Willows give a "whit".
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 03:31pm PT
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👍
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Sep 30, 2018 - 08:12pm PT
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Thanks
Tony and Reilly.
The tail flipping seemed indicative of a GRFL but rare. I've seen them in OC but knew how unlikely. The only species in Sibley that mentioned tail flipping was GRFL.
The bird was silent the whole time it was in the yard.
The WFIB are from Dirty Sox Hot (warm) Springs a couple weeks ago. I was surprised there were no YHBL there but there was one NOHA, which was cool! Also one Greater Yellowlegs.
Either way it is a new yard bird.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 30, 2018 - 08:28pm PT
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Anybody see the article about the morphs drinking bird's tears?
Apple changed "moths" to "morphs"
Now ain't that stupid one AI?
Then changed "some" to "stupid one"
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 08:43pm PT
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Dave,
Cool yard bird. Gray FC actually usually slowly pump the tail downward. That was helpful for me when I saw my first ones near Mono Mills.
How goes it?
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Sep 30, 2018 - 09:30pm PT
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turkeys at ISO 16000 ha! owell
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Sep 30, 2018 - 09:38pm PT
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north rim ravens ... or more likely cowbirds!
i shudder to suppose that the meadow muffins manage to provide some kind of something
edit: google says cowbirds have a symbiotic relationship with bison, disturbed insects paying the price
but also shows ravens plucking hairy nesting material (hehe) and scoring placenta/umbilicus for dinner
note tail on the lead bird and pointy wingtips
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 10:33pm PT
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Darwin, you know we’re all about coots here.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 10:35pm PT
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I think "about" is superfluous.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Hey Tony, thanks for your comments on the flycatcher.
Things are OK, my motivation to bird seems to be increasing but I'm more psyched on biking and climbing lately. I still look at every bird in my field of vision LOL, just not "listing."
I have added several feeders to the yard to increase local traffic! I have 4 HB feeders and 3 seed feeders. Most of the seed gets mowed through by House Finches and Mourning Doves but something more exciting pops in every so often.
I do feel the birding stoke increasing!
Cheers.
DE
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