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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Drevni on April 07, 2008, 09:14:18 PM

Title: RFI - Leslie Street Spit Birds
Post by: Drevni on April 07, 2008, 09:14:18 PM

Visited the Spit again this Saturday, saw a lot of new birds! Had problems with identifying these three birds and was hoping for some help.

Could not identify this one at all, did not look like anything in my field guide.

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k93/Drevni/DSC05864.jpg)

Could see that this was a juvenile Gull, but beyond that I could not figure out which one, they all look so much alike  :oops:

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k93/Drevni/DSC05809.jpg)

Greater or Lesser Scaup for this bird?

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k93/Drevni/DSC05696.jpg)

Thanks everyone in advance!

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Post by: Darrell74 on April 07, 2008, 10:53:30 PM

In the 1st photo, it's a Golden Crowned Kinglet.  I'd never seen one up until today when I was @ the Spit as well. :D

2nd one looks like a Herring Gull (Immature, 1st year, perhaps?) - Note the unique head shape ;)

3rd one looks like a Greater Scaup (little to no barring in the white flank area of the plumage).


Nice captures, too!!

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Post by: thouc on April 08, 2008, 08:49:03 PM

I agree with 1 and 3, but the 2nd looks like a 1st winter Great Black-backed Gull with it's whitish head and belly and it's giant bill.

/Thomas

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Post by: Darrell74 on April 08, 2008, 09:14:43 PM

Quote from: "thouc"

I agree with 1 and 3, but the 2nd looks like a 1st winter Great Black-backed Gull with it's whitish head and belly and it's giant bill.

/Thomas

Thanks for the info, Thomas... took a 2nd look and it seems that you are right :)

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Post by: bushgirl on April 15, 2008, 01:59:18 PM

Greater Scaup - wow... neat.  I've never seen one of these.  Thanks for posting!