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  1. sharifaone

    Dusky/White-throated Flycatcher? Mexico City

    Got a couple of shots of a little flycatcher in a lake area near Mexico City. Unfortunately, I didn't hear any calls nor pay any attention to any tail-flicking direction. Ideas?
  2. sharifaone

    Savannah Sparrow? Northern California USA

    Hi all, Is this a Savannah Sparrow? It seems very boldly striped... but I can't figure out what else it could be. Both are pictures of the same bird. Thanks!
  3. sharifaone

    Calandra Lark? northern Iraq

    Hi all, Is this Calandra Lark? Note fairly heavy bill, black patch on side of breast, and fairly short tail. In flight, I noted white sides to tail. Sorry, I didn't see the color of the underwings or note any trailing white on wing edges. I'm confused because the supercilium seems...
  4. sharifaone

    Call of melancholy night bird. Northern Iraq

    I know it's a long shot, but anyone want to take a stab at IDing the bird I heard calling in the night in the hills of northern Iraq? Habitat: rolling hills covered by low oak trees and scrub, surrounded by mountain cliffs. I am attaching an audio file... not of the bird (it was too faint...
  5. sharifaone

    Lesser Whitethroat... or ssp. minula? northern Iraq

    While birding on the approaches to Iraq's highest mountain (Halgurd) 2 days ago, saw this bird and assumed it was Lesser Whitethroat (S. curruca). But now I realize I have more options to consider. The bird was above the treeline with just thorny bushes at approximately 2200 meters. The area...
  6. sharifaone

    34 Kestrels... Lesser? Common? Northern Iraq

    I spied a total of 34 Kestrels hovering and feeding over a field yesterday. Lots of insects were present, and it had been rather stormy and rainy earlier. About 2 km away is a known cliff face where both Common and Lesser Kestrels nest, and at which site I had just seen 4 Lesser Kestrels. I...
  7. sharifaone

    Meadow or Tree Pipit? Northern Iraq

    On a wire in some rolling hills, with water and shrub trees somewhat nearby, I spied this bird 2 days ago. The lighting was bad (backlit) and it was rather distant, but I was able to get some photos. I lean toward Tree Pipit because the flank streaks seem pretty thin, there seems to be a hint...
  8. sharifaone

    Raptor with pale belly, northern Iraq

    Birding by a river early this morning revealed this fellow on a post. I'm confused by the patchy coloration. Especially noted are the pale belly, pale patch on breast, dark tail, and fairly pale head. Maybe a immature Booted Eagle??
  9. sharifaone

    Merlin on the ground? Northern Iraq

    Spotted a falcon species perched on a mound in a field. Approximately Kestrel sized, but it didn't strike me as a Kestrel. My first thought was "juvenile Kestrel??" because it looked so different. I snapped 2 pics before the vehicle stopped moving, so the pics are just awful... but they do...
  10. sharifaone

    Imm. Altamira or Orange Oriole? Quint. Roo, Mexico

    What do I look for to distinguish Orange Oriole from immature Altamira? Both have similar features: orange mantles (greenish washed in female Orange/imm. Altamira) black faces white edges to primaries a white epaulet/wingbar respectively. Attached are the pics which sparked this question...
  11. sharifaone

    Pitta-ish, stubby bird with big black eye. Quintana Roo, Mexico

    I confess, I have NO idea what this bird is. I've looked through van Perlo at least 6 times, trying to pigeon-hole it ('scuse the pun!), but I am clearly missing something. All I can say is that it vaguely reminds me of a pitta in shape (not exactly, but that's the closest thing I can think...
  12. sharifaone

    "dark" Masked Tityra? Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Hi all, reviewing photos of birds seen in Mexico in December. Just wanted quick confirmation on this one. I'm assuming it's a Masked Tityra, just looking dark due to the shadows of the foliage. But I wanted to check that it couldn't be anything else before I label it as a Masked Tityra...
  13. sharifaone

    wet oriole? Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Birded Quintana Roo in December on a wet day. I though at first that this bedraggled might be a Red-throated Ant-tanager, as those were the birds I had most commonly seen in the lower canopy/undergrowth. But on reviewing the photos, I see some white in its wing-coverts. Maybe an oriole of...
  14. sharifaone

    Not a Northern Parula. Yucatan, Mexico

    Hi all, So, this is probably NOT a Northern Parula (too much brown, not enough gray), but I didn't know how else to describe it. Note gray forehead, dark eye with white eye-ring (broken?), bi-colored bill, bright yellow on throat and hints of it up on the "shoulders," rufous-brown upperparts...
  15. sharifaone

    pos. Yucatan Flycatcher? Yucatan, Mexico

    I have a choice of 4 flycatchers for this one: 1. Yucatan Flycatcher 2. Dusky-capped (Olivaceous) Flycatcher 3. Great Crested Flycatcher 4. Brown-crested Flycatcher And here's the prob: no tail is visible in the pics. Is it possible to ID these birds without seeing the tail, which I'm...
  16. sharifaone

    Yellow/white/olive-gray bird. Yucatan, Mexico

    No idea. The pattern on the belly intrigues me--yellow on the flanks and a bit on the throat, but the centerline of the belly is white. Anyone want to steer me in the right direction?
  17. sharifaone

    Palm warbler? Yucatan, Mexico

    Couldn't see the crown of the head to note if it was rufous. But in the photo I do see yellow throat, white belly with a little striping on the side, yellow vent, dark wings with sort sort of wing bars. The yellow throat and vent make me think Palm Warbler?
  18. sharifaone

    finch-like bird, Yucatan, Mexico

    While birding in Yucatan in December, snapped a quick pic of this finch-like bird. Note short pale bill, dark eye, dark notched tail, pale/yellowish underparts, darker wings. But note white near tips of wings. Sorry that the pic is so bad, but any ideas? There were so many new birds there...
  19. sharifaone

    Possible Brambling? Northern Iraq

    In a lone tree by a river this weekend, I counted 15 Starlings, 41 Eurasian Collared Doves, 11 Corn Buntings, and then this. Size was similar to the Corn Buntings. OK, the photos are TERRIBLE--there were real distant shots. But both photos suggest a bird with a dark head/face, rufous chest...
  20. sharifaone

    B&W treecreeper-like bird. Yucatan, Mexico

    In Central Yucatan 3 weeks ago, saw this black and white fellow activity clambering along branches and even foraging upside-down. I've look through Van Perlo (my only resource) a dozen times and can't seem to figure it out. Reminds me of a treecreeper in Europe. Any ideas?
  21. sharifaone

    Olive/rufous bird, strong bill. Yucatan, Mexico

    Saw quite a few of these birds, always in pairs or small flocks actively scrambling around in thick bush/trees. Allover olive/rufous color, though in flight brighter rufous/yellow tones appeared. Bill appears fairly stout, dark, and with a slight hook at the tip (slightly like a cuckoo or...
  22. sharifaone

    Brown-headed Cowbird, wrong bill, wrong place! central Yucatan, Mexico

    Birded around Chichen Itza in Dec. This bird's coloration appears like a brown-headed Cowbird, but Yucatan is not in its range, nor is the bill right (too long). Ditto for Bronzed Cowbird--wrong bill shape. This fellow was with Great-tailed Grackles and Melodious Blackbirds. I'd guess an...
  23. sharifaone

    Sm. passarine w/ distinct yellow alula--central Yucatan, Mexico

    In central Yucatan last month, I kept getting glimpses only of these small and very active birds high up in the canopy. All the views were from directly underneath, so I never could get a photo to catch them sideways on. However, one distinct mark that turns up in all the photos is a the...
  24. sharifaone

    Olivaceous Woodcreeper? central Yucatan, Mexico

    Having never birded in Mexico before, I find myself stuck on numbers of species. I only have Van Perlo at my disposal... plus the experts here on BirdForum. This appears to be a woodcreeper or spinetail of sorts. I'm leaning toward Olivaceous Woodcreeper because it appears to have a greeny...
  25. sharifaone

    Yellow Wagtail, female? Northern Iraq

    Hi all, I've been staring at this photo so long I've gotten myself confused. Is this a Yellow Wagtail, female? But there's not a hint of yellow to it... Perhaps a Pipit? But there doesn't seem to be any streaking on the breast. Help appreciated!
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