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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Simcoe on August 13, 2019, 03:04:32 PM

Title: 2 uncertain IDs
Post by: Simcoe on August 13, 2019, 03:04:32 PM

With the help I have received before I am getting a bit more confident with IDs, but every outing I do have couple of uncertainties.

The first: Eastern Phoebe?

I think the other may be an immature Field Sparrow, but none of the images I have seen quite match up.

Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: 2 uncertain IDs
Post by: Paul O'Toole on August 13, 2019, 03:33:43 PM

Note sure about the 2nd one but the 1st looks to be a Great Crested Flycatcher.

Title: Re: 2 uncertain IDs
Post by: Simcoe on August 14, 2019, 06:50:43 PM

It doesn't show on the one photo, but I did have a couple of photos with branches blocking most of the bird.  It seems that the breast continues the same colour as the throat--no sign of yellow which I'd thought was part of the GC flycatcher ID.

Title: Re: 2 uncertain IDs
Post by: Paul O'Toole on August 15, 2019, 02:10:38 PM

Quote from: "Simcoe"

It doesn't show on the one photo, but I did have a couple of photos with branches blocking most of the bird.  It seems that the breast continues the same colour as the throat--no sign of yellow which I'd thought was part of the GC flycatcher ID.

. The first image looks to be a juvenile Great Crested, hopefully you get some others that will comment. It is sometimes easy to miss ID a younger bird this time of the year.

Title: Re: 2 uncertain IDs
Post by: Rotarran on August 23, 2019, 10:35:16 PM

Could the second bird be a juv Chipping Sparrow?

Title: Re: 2 uncertain IDs
Post by: Simcoe on August 24, 2019, 01:46:29 PM

Quote from: "Rotarran"

Could the second bird be a juv Chipping Sparrow?

I think you may have it.  Chipping sparrows are not uncommon in the fields around. The pic was taken near sunset hence the yellow-orange colour. Thanks.