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  1. jocateme

    Waterbird from Plum Island, MA

    I think you're spot on, Andrew! Everything seems to match 2nd-year gannet except perhaps bill shape — which may very well be just an illusion due to the low quality of the pic. Scott, we saw some gannets flying even closer than that — pretty much over the sand —, which was unexpected and really...
  2. jocateme

    Waterbird from Plum Island, MA

    I was looking at pictures from my visit to Plum Island MA, USA last year in November 13 and noticed this bird in flight in two of the pics. It's just left of center in the first one and on the right in the second one. There's a Bonaparte's Gull and a Northern Gannet in the photos which help...
  3. jocateme

    Contopus sp. - Mexico City

    Thanks a lot, Eduardo! On top of what you said, according to eBird Western Wood-Pewee is expected to be more common than Olive-sided Flycatcher in CDMX at this time of the year. So I think it's safe to call it a WWP. (By the way, what are UTC colors?)
  4. jocateme

    Contopus sp. - Mexico City

    More pics here (probably not the same individual):
  5. jocateme

    Contopus sp. - Mexico City

    Hi all, I'm having a hard time trying to ID this Contopus flycatcher from Mexico City (Bosque de Chapultepec), 17 August 2018. I'm thinking either Olive-sided Flycatcher (C. cooperi) or Western Wood-Peewee (C. sordidulus). I wonder if someone is able to shed any light on this, despite the...
  6. jocateme

    Cooper's/Sharp-shinned - Washington, DC

    I appreciate everybody's help, they're so tricky to ID!
  7. jocateme

    Scaup in Washington, DC

    Thanks a lot, guys!
  8. jocateme

    Cooper's/Sharp-shinned - Washington, DC

    Hello, This immature hawk was at the National Mall in Washington, DC. There was another one calling, but I only saw this one. Is ID possible from this angle? Thanks! João
  9. jocateme

    Scaup in Washington, DC

    Hi everyone, These three scaups were spotted at the Tidal Basin, SW Washington, DC, in November. I'm attaching three photos of different angles/postures, all of which indicate Lesser to me, but since it's such a tricky bird to ID, I figured I'd better ask the experts. Thanks for any help! Joao
  10. jocateme

    Swallow, Duck, Loon - Sarasota Bay, Florida

    Sorry to revive this post, but I forgot I had taken another picture of the Scaup, from another angle. Does it help? I may be wrong, but the bill seems a bit too narrow, more like Lesser's, doesn't it? Thanks for any help!
  11. jocateme

    Swallow, Duck, Loon - Sarasota Bay, Florida

    Thanks a lot, Nutcracker and Tom!
  12. jocateme

    Tern and Gulls - SW Florida

    Hi everyone, Tom, this is the tern I was referring to, as I thought its red bill suggested Caspian, but, as Lou and Nutcracker pointed out, I guess Royals may have red bills as well! Like Dialyt, I initially thought the gull on pic #4 looked like Ring-billed, but you can clearly see the red...
  13. jocateme

    Swallow, Duck, Loon - Sarasota Bay, Florida

    These are the remaining birds from my Florida trip whose IDs I'm not sure. I'll be grateful for any help with them. #1 - Sarasota Bay off Lido Key. Common Loon? #2 - Lido Key. Bank Swallow? #3 - Longboat Key. Lesser Scaup?
  14. jocateme

    Tern and Gulls - SW Florida

    Thank you once again, Lou!
  15. jocateme

    Tern and Gulls - SW Florida

    Thanks a lot, Lou! Didn't know Royal's bill color varied that much. Here are two more gulls, both in Longboat Key, which I'm fairly certain of the ID, but would highly appreciate confirmation: #6 - Bonaparte's Gull? #7 - I guess it's just a Laughing Gull, but it's the only one I've seen with...
  16. jocateme

    Shorebirds ID from Sanibel, Florida

    Thanks a lot for the help, guys! I've got two more I could use some further help with: #6 - Dunlins? #7 - Another Greater Yellowlegs?
  17. jocateme

    Tern and Gulls - SW Florida

    I'd appreciate some help on the ID of these gulls and terns spotted this month in SW Florida. #1 - North Naples. I'm pretty sure it is some immature gull (Herring? Ring-billed?), but would love confirmartion. #2 - North Naples. I wonder if the tern in the front, slightly to the right of the...
  18. jocateme

    Shorebirds ID from Sanibel, Florida

    Last week I visited JN Ding Darling NWR, in Sanibel Island, SW Florida, and, as expectedm I am struggling to identify the shorebirds spotted there. I'd appreciate some help on them! 1 - (center of the pic, among the Semipalmated Plovers). My best guess is Least Sandpiper, especially because of...
  19. jocateme

    Turdus ID - Rome, Italy

    It's settled, then: female blackbird. Thank you both, Ken and Andy!
  20. jocateme

    Turdus ID - Rome, Italy

    Hello all, This bird was photographed in Rome, Italy, in October/15. My best guess is juvenile blackbird, but as I don't have much knowledge on Palearctic birds, I'd appreciate if someone could confirm it is not some other thrush.
  21. jocateme

    IDs in Berlin, Germany

    Glad these new photos allowed a definite ID on the treecreper! Thank you both, and for the gull ID!
  22. jocateme

    IDs in Berlin, Germany

    Hi Phil, Thanks for bringing them up again. I've been reading about how to tell eurasian and short-toed treecreepers and it sure is no piece of cake. I'm uploading more angles of 'my' treecreeper. About the characteristics you mentioned earlier pointing out to short-toed: though I agree that...
  23. jocateme

    IDs in Berlin, Germany

    Thank you all for helping me once again, guys! Time of year and distinctive characteristics mentioned by Xenospiza and Sangahyando settle it, then! Sorry, Peter! They were seen in October 9th. I'd mentioned it in the first post but forgot to do it again in the buzzards' query! So had I...
  24. jocateme

    IDs in Berlin, Germany

    Thanks Val! I'm gonna ask for you guys' help once more. These hawks were photographed while flying very high above Tempelhofer Feld. There were six of them. I had previously identified them as common buzzards but then, after reading some posts here, I realised there was a possibility that they...
  25. jocateme

    IDs in Berlin, Germany

    Thanks a lot for the help, guys! Sending more pics of the hawk, just in case. And also one of another duck that was in the same lake (Schlachtensee) which I'm guessing is a male tufted duck?
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