Outdoor Ontario
Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Shortsighted on December 18, 2017, 06:12:15 PM
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As a final MBP - denouement I've made it quite easy. Although for many of you they have all been rather easy.
Prancer
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-DXrVbLH/0/0c5158cc/Ti/i-DXrVbLH-Ti.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-DXrVbLH/A)
Dancer
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LsdHCkv/0/eea8c1c0/Th/i-LsdHCkv-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-LsdHCkv/A)
Donner
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zxczR9g/0/006357c7/Th/i-zxczR9g-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-zxczR9g/A)
Dasher
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-WLScmTv/0/fbe4bca4/Th/i-WLScmTv-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-WLScmTv/A)
Vixen
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-jmmrbdS/0/91eff84f/Th/i-jmmrbdS-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-jmmrbdS/A)
Comet
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mz45TGT/0/e0449c98/Th/i-mz45TGT-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-mz45TGT/A)
Cupid
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QxJQ4dx/0/79de9c60/Th/i-QxJQ4dx-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-QxJQ4dx/A)
Blitzen
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mxKtk5q/0/61db0f1f/S/i-mxKtk5q-S.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-mxKtk5q/A)
Rudolf
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mKgt4DG/0/29c30ba5/S/i-mKgt4DG-S.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-mKgt4DG/A)
Bruno
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LwhhnFL/0/67183dbf/Th/i-LwhhnFL-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-LwhhnFL/A)
Boxer
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-VBXDq3X/0/51240783/Th/i-VBXDq3X-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-VBXDq3X/A)
Otto
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-SVKNJCG/0/f010b93f/Th/i-SVKNJCG-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-SVKNJCG/A)
Max
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-W3Ps5hv/0/b7e1b4d8/Th/i-W3Ps5hv-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-W3Ps5hv/A)
Fritzy
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-RPnN5sb/0/ad0848c9/Th/i-RPnN5sb-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-RPnN5sb/A)
Rudolf Jr.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HgMwBhk/0/b9722099/Th/i-HgMwBhk-Th.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-HgMwBhk/A)
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Dancer - Goldeneye?
Rudolf - Western Sandpiper?
Prancer - Northern Parula?
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Prancer is correct as a Northern Parula.
Full shot in the photo section.
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dancer = northern shoveler male
donner = common yellowthroat female
dasher = common grackle male wing
vixen = field sparrow( i think it is wrong but close)
comet = long tailed duck
cupid = horned grebe
blitzen = no clue
rudolf = dunlin
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Wow, what a valiant effort with some correct ID's in the bunch.
Correct:
Dancer is a male Northern Shoveler
Donner is a male Common Yellowthroat
Dasher is a male Common Grackle
Cupid is a breeding Horned Grebe
Photos of correct responses in photo section.
The others are yet unidentified.
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comet 2nd guess = red-necked grebe underwater back??
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Sorry, not a RNG underwater. Man, wouldn't that be great,
an underwater camera shot of a diving grebe. Not on my budget.
Those underwater housings are expensive.
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Vixen Female Blue- gray Gnatcatcher
Rudolf is a Semipalmated Sandpiper who just had a filling meal
Boxer Young Palm Wabler
Max Least Flycatcher
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Comet - Double-crested Cormorant
Bruno - Great Blue Heron
Max - Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Fritzy - Solitary Sandpiper
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All correct responses from thouc. He shoots, he scores.
Comet is DC Cormorant
Bruno is Old GBH
Max is RC Kinglet
Fritzy is Solitary Sandpiper
Full photos on photo section.
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vixen = chipping sparrow
blitzen = green winged teal female
rudolf = short billed dowitcher
boxer = yellow bellied flycatcher
otto = clapper rail
rudolph jr = american flamingo
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Sorry, none of those guesses is correct, although I'm flattered
that you would think that I have an example of some of your more uncommon suggestions
being that I'm confined to the GTA.
Otto is not a flycatcher but it is associated with one of your other offerings, (hint).
Also, Boxer is positioned in a typical setting for this bird and there is
evidence of it in the photo snippet, as such lending its subject matter
to the bird's moniker (hint).
You're in the right ballpark with Rudolf.
Your guess for Blitzen is way off.
Vixen is a completely different bird family from guess of a sparrow.
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I think you are implying that otto is a yellow bellied sapsucker, possibly immature which would have a more brown color rather than black. Is that right?
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I thought the environmental context for boxer was that she is pictured in a nesting cavity, and the yellow bellied flycatcher is a cavity nester. Initially I was going to say prothonotary warbler female, but boxer doesn't look yellow enough even for the female of that species.
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Vixen a warbling vireo;
Bliten a double crested cormorant;
Rudolf: Baird's sandpiper
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Hint for Boxer: Yes, it is sitting within a nesting cavity but not a natural one as its
moniker would suggest.
Hint for Otto: It spends most of its time on the ground or on what is likely found
on or over the ground. It family resemblance has already been mentioned. I took
the shot in September of this juvenile bird.
Hint for Vixen: There is a soft colour just visible that serves as moniker.
Blitzen has a big brother that is actually less related than visual appearance
would suggest despite partially sharing a moniker with its larger doppelganger.
Rudolf is not a Baird's SP but it could share the stage with one. In fact, as I recall
it did indeed share the theatre with a few juvenile Baird's sandpipers. These guys
arrived in a group, threw their weight around despite being no bigger than its more
abundant cousins that were already patrolling the stage but got a lot more excited
and energetic after the Rudolfs arrived. For a while there it was quite a party.
Rudolf JR is a completely unrelated species that was inappropriately titled by the goof behind
the keyboard but junior could also share the stage with both Blitzen and Rudolf. Junior does
enjoy shorelines but also has a penchant for refuse.
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Blitzen - Lesser Yellowlegs
Rudolf - Ally guessed Semipalmated Sandpiper before, don't think you answered if that was correct or not
/Thomas
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Yes, Blitzen is a Lesser Yellowlegs.
Rudolf is not a SP sandpiper, although it color is certainly equivalent
to SP SP.
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Rudolf - Sanderling?
/Thomas
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Yes, Blitzen is a Lesser Yellowlegs.
Rudolf is not a SP sandpiper, although it color is certainly equivalent
to SP SP.
Would you like to trademark your SP SP? :D :D
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Rudolf is not a Sanderling. It is a somewhat larger shorebird
than a Sanderling, or a SP SP, with a longer bill.
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Rudolf - Dunlin
Rudolf jr - Canada Goose
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Rudolf is not a Dunlin .... different breast pattern on a Dunlin and
a Dunlin is not as brownish/tan not even when it is a juvenile.
This bird is just about the same colour as a SP SP. Warmer than
a Dunlin and not a squat and compact as a Dunlin. It is also NOT
another Yellowlegs, but there are similarities. Hint!
Rudolf Jr. in unrelated to Rudolf (bad choice of name) and it is not
a goose of any kind. I'll admit it is a hard one. I may elect to enlarge
the view at some point.
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Rudolf - Pectoral Sandpiper?
/Thomas
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For Rudolf .... sooo close but not a bull's eye.
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Is Rudolf a Stilt Sandpiper?
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Is Rudolph perhaps a Long-billed Dowitcher?
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Vixen a black capped chickadee girl.
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Is Boxer a bird house nesting House Wren?
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Nearing the end of the game Ally comes out with two sweet goals.
Yes Ally, Rudolf is indeed a Stilt Sandpiper (immature) but Stilt all the way.
Another correct assessment for Boxer, who is in a box and is better known as
a House Wren. Both photos posted in photo section.
Vixen is NOT a Black-capped Chickadee. It is much less common than that.
In fact it is quite rare for these parts.
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Thank you so much. I will push my luck by guessing Rudolf Jr. as a Trumpeter Swan.
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No, not a swan. Much smaller and more agile.
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OK. A duck. :D
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Maybe a Bufflehead?
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Could Otto be a spotted Owl?
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My last guess this year. Is Vixen a Dickcissel?
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Rudolf Jr. has not yet been identified correctly.
Otto is not an owl ... it prefers a marsh.
Vixen has not be identified either, it's not a Dickcissel.
I've never even seen one and probably never will.
Thanks for the effort.
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I am guessing Otto is a Sora.
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Yes, you are correct. Otto is a juvenile Sora.
Photo in photo section.
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Vixen - Snow Bunting?
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Vixen is not a Snow Bunting
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Is Vixen a female Northern Wheatear?
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Is Rudolf Jr. on Birds of Canada? I turned every page, and I couldn't find that upper beak.
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Vixen is not a Wheatear, or even a wheateater, because it is a carnivor
(insects). Note that soft pastel colour just visible.
Rudolf Jr. shows a mandible and a tongue. The upper beak is off the screen.
It is a very common bird, downright ubiquitous.
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Is Vixen a scissor-tailed flycatcher?
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Is Vixen a Female Eastern Bluebird?
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Rudolf Jr. a ring billed gull?
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Close enough. Yes, it is an immature gull.
photo in photo section
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Thanks. How about Vixen?
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Ok, once again close enough for Vixen.
It is bluebird but not an Eastern.
See full photo in photo section.