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  1. MariettaBirder

    Some Caribbean Birds

    Here are three birds I photographed on a recent Caribbean cruise. The first was seen in Balata Gardens on Martinique. I think it is a Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus), but it is hard to be sure from just the back and this is the only photo I got of it. I think the 2nd bird is an...
  2. MariettaBirder

    Booby of North Coast of Borneo

    I'm pretty sure this is an Red-footed Booby (Sula sula), but the dark bill tip isn't characteristic of this species. I checked several bird guides for, but couldn't find any illustrations that matched this bill coloring?
  3. MariettaBirder

    SE Asian Bird Identification

    Photos #1 and #2 were both taken from a long distance on the Saigon River, Vietnam #1 Based on the pink legs, I believe this is a Sarus Crane (Grus antigone), but there doesn’t appear to be any red on the face and upper neck, so I’m not sure. #2 It seems most likely that this is Eurasian...
  4. MariettaBirder

    Murre ID, Newfoundland

    Is the bird on the left a Thick-billed Murre or just a Common Murre hunched down? Taken on 5/26/15 on Gull Island out of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland. Thanks for any help.
  5. MariettaBirder

    Big Bend NP Shorebird

    My son and I were in Big Bend National Park for 3 days. We saw lots of new birds, but a few were hard for us to ID. I would like to confirm or correct our ID of these flycatchers. We found that the best birding sites are Daniels Ranch, Sam Nail Ranch and Chisos Basin. I got these three distant...
  6. MariettaBirder

    Big Bend NP Flycatcher Challenge

    My son and I were in Big Bend National Park for 3 days. We saw lots of new birds, but a few were hard for us to ID. I would like to confirm or correct our ID of these flycatchers. We found that the best birding sites are Daniels Ranch, Sam Nail Ranch and Chisos Basin. The first photo was taken...
  7. MariettaBirder

    Condors near Santa Barbara

    We'll be in Santa Barbara, CA in late September and I understand that this is a good place to look for California Condors in the wild. Can someone give me some ideas about where we should go and what time of day is best? Any help will be much appreciated
  8. MariettaBirder

    Recommended Guide for Australia

    We were in Sydney, Australia for a couple of days in February 2014. I had found a guide on the internet to take us birding in the area around Sydney. Andrew Patrick at http://zestforbirds.com/ For the two days we had available, we chose the North-west and South Sydney locations. It was great...
  9. MariettaBirder

    Verify ID of Birds in Sydney, Australia

    We just returned from a cruise in the South Pacific that ended in Sydney, Australia. In Sydney we had a local birding guide for two day-trips. He was excellent; taking us to most of the good places for birds around Sydney. However, I did get a couple of pictures of birds he didn’t see and...
  10. MariettaBirder

    Field Guide to the Birds of French Polynesia

    We will be in Tahiti for a couple of days in February and then on a cruise that stops at Bora Bora and Raiatea. I'm looking for a field guide to these islands. The only one I found was Field Guide to the Birds of French Polynesia by Bruner and Dykes on Amazon for a mere $1,496.29!! This is a...
  11. MariettaBirder

    Wood Thrush, Marietta Georgia

    I believe this is an immature Wood Thrush. It was sitting in the middle of our driveway and didn't move when I approached it, so I think it was stunned. It later flew off, but I got these photos of it. I will appreciate any confirmation. It would be my second one, but the first one was dead on...
  12. MariettaBirder

    Is it an Indian Vulture, Calcutta, 1990

    In digitizing my slides from my trip to India in October 1990, I found this photo of a vulture. It was taken in the Indian Botanical Gardens in Howrah. Is it an Indian Vulture or some other species? Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it was taken from far away with a mediocre camera...
  13. MariettaBirder

    High-end Resorts in Costa Rica

    I'm looking for high-end resorts/tours in Costa Rica that are also good for birding. Neither my wife nor I want to live in pup tents in the jungle--we're a bit too old for that style of vacation. I would appreciate any recommendations.
  14. MariettaBirder

    One bird from Belize

    These photos of the same bird were taken on 1 March at the Lamanai Mayan ruins in Belize, which are on the New River. My best guess is that it is a female of one of the buntings. Any assistance will be appreciated. BTW, the New River is great for birding.
  15. MariettaBirder

    Three from Yucatan Peninsula

    I believe the first (left) bird, seen on 26 February at the Chacchoben Mayan ruins near Costa Maya, Mexico is a female Red-throated Ant Tanager, Habia fuscicauda. The next two photos were also from Chacchoben on the same day. It is two views of the same bird. I think it is an Acadian...
  16. MariettaBirder

    Sparrow? in Atlanta, GA

    On September 25th I saw a small flock (6-8 birds) that all looked the same. These are the best photos I got of two of them. The color difference I think is due to the light levels. I saw them at the edge of woods and along a path into the woods at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation...
  17. MariettaBirder

    Two Warblers in San Bernardino National Forest, CA #2

    I recently spent a couple of days with my son at Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angels, CA. These two warblers were seen on September 16, 2012 well back on a Forest Service Road on Onyx Peak near Big Bear. In fact we got stuck up there and had to be rescued by...
  18. MariettaBirder

    Three Birds in San Bernardino National Forest, CA #1

    I recently spent a couple of days with my son at Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angels, CA. At first I thought the pictured duck was an immature mallard, but the bill just doesn’t look big enough. It was seen on September 15, 2012 on the shore of Big Bear Lake...
  19. MariettaBirder

    New Hampshire Birds

    I would like confirmation or correction on the following birds I photographed. I believe #1 is a Greater Shearwater. It was seen on a whale watching excursion off the New Hampshire coast on August 6, 2012 I believe #2 is a juvenile Forster’s Tern. In the harbor of Seabrook, NH #3 & #4 are the...
  20. MariettaBirder

    Fall Migration Time in Big Bear and Idyllwild

    I would like to know when is the best time to see fall migrating birds in Big Bear or Idyllwild. I'm planning a trip to the San Diego area in either late September or October. I could spend a couple of days in either of these places and would like to know when would be the best time to catch the...
  21. MariettaBirder

    LBJs Off East Coast of Spain

    On a recent cruise aboard the Celebrity Solstice these two LBJs came aboard as we were sailing from Malaga to Barcelona a few miles off the east coast of Spain on 28 April 2012. The ship has a real grass lawn on the top deck aft and these two birds found to appealing along with a Yellow Wagtail...
  22. MariettaBirder

    ID Help, San Diego, California

    On a recent trip to San Diego I got to go birding with my son at the Tijuana River Estuary on February 11, 2012 where I saw the attached birds (along with many others). I believe number 1 is a Savannah Sparrow. I think 2, 3 and 4 are Long-billed Curlews because they show no striping on the head...
  23. MariettaBirder

    Couple of Warblers, Atlanta GA

    I was able to ID nearly all of my photos of warblers I got at the Cochran Shoals unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, but these two I couldn't figure out for sure. The first two photos are of the same bird. It might be a Magnolia, but it just doesn't look quite right to me...
  24. MariettaBirder

    Birding in Iceland

    My wife and I will be taking a cruise (on the Oceania Marina) this coming July that starts in Copenhagen and ends in Dover, England with stops at Kristiansand, Bergen & Sognefjord in Norway, Lerwick in the Shetlands, Torshavn in the Faroes, Isafjordur & Reykjavic in Iceland, Belfast, the Isle of...
  25. MariettaBirder

    Birding in the Faroes

    My wife and I will be taking a cruise (on the Oceania Marina) this coming July that starts in Copenhagen and ends in Dover, England with stops at Kristiansand, Bergen & Sognefjord in Norway, Lerwick in the Shetlands, Torshavn in the Faroes, Isafjordur & Reykjavic in Iceland, Belfast, the Isle of...
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