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Recent content by SusieRuss

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    Gulls/Terns/Shorebirds - Bolivar Peninsula, TX Mid-April

    Thank you!
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    Gulls/Terns/Shorebirds - Bolivar Peninsula, TX Mid-April

    I have very little experience with shorebirds/gulls/terns so any help with these birds would be greatly appreciated. The first two are two looks at the same bird. The first three photos were taken at the Bolivar Peninsula (north of Galveston) in TX. The last two were taken near Sabine Pass, TX...
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    ID help on Rail - Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA

    Thanks so much! I don't have other views - this rail came out in the open for a minute and then ran back to cover...
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    Shorebird ID help - Bolivar Peninsula, TX

    Thank you! These birds were both seen last weekend.
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    Shorebird ID help - Bolivar Peninsula, TX

    I believe the first bird is a Marbled Godwit. I would like to know what the second bird is - I have huge problems with peeps.
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    ID help on Rail - Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA

    I think this is a Clapper Rail. It was found near the shore on the Bolivar Peninsula (just north of Galveston). Any confirmation or other id help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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    Warbler ID help - Nicaragua, Dec 2023

    Thanks so much!!
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    Warbler ID help - Nicaragua, Dec 2023

    Greetings - I couldn't decide if these warblers were Townsends or Black-throated Green. These were all found near Matagalpa (but higher elevation). Thank you!!
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    Ducks ID - Wyoming, USA (Yellowstone NP)

    Is there any way to id these ducks, taken earlier this week at Yellowstone Lake? I'm assuming they are Goldeneyes, but not sure which species. TIA!
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    Shorebird ID help - New Mexico

    I found this shorebird at Bosque del Apache a couple of days ago. The third photo shows it slightly behind a killdeer for size comparison. Any help in ID would be much appreciated. TIA.
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    Hawk ID help - New Mexico, USA

    Thanks everyone. A bit of wishful thinking on my part. :)
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    Hawk ID help - New Mexico, USA

    These very poor photos were taken at La Joya WMA north of Socorro. I added a lot of fill light to two of the photos so that the markings could be seen easily. I'm not from NM and was hoping it was a new bird to me because of the head markings and the whitish area above the striped tail. Any...
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    British Columbia, Canada - Cormorant Help

    Thanks everyone! This is a lifer for me, so I wanted to make sure i wasn't just wishing! Happy birding.
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    British Columbia, Canada - Cormorant Help

    Taken around Race Rocks Marine Refuge, a little south of Victoria. Is this a Brandt's? Thank you!
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    Raptor ID Help - New Mexico, USA

    Thanks everybody - I appreciate your responses!
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