Kevin H's 52 for 2017

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Kevin H

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Week 9
Pine Siskin





Pine Grosbeak Female



Evening Grosbeak Male



Evening Grosbeak Female



Chickadee



Drake Common Goldeneye



Drake Greater Scaup



Mallard Talking to himself :D

 
Roy1961

Roy1961

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I keep going back to your Coopers and Sharp shinned hawk pics, I thought I was shooting at a Coopers hawk in my street, but now I'm not so sure? does the Coopers always have the white at the tail?

These two are tricky.
 
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Kevin H

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Roy1961 said:
I keep going back to your Coopers and Sharp shinned hawk pics, I thought I was shooting at a Coopers hawk in my street, but now I'm not so sure? does the Coopers always have the white at the tail?

These two are tricky.
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I'm a believer of rounded tail =Coopers squared or notched tail = Sharpie
Also size coopers are more robust than sharpies
 
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Stoshowicz

Senior Member
Roy1961 said:
I keep going back to your Coopers and Sharp shinned hawk pics, I thought I was shooting at a Coopers hawk in my street, but now I'm not so sure? does the Coopers always have the white at the tail?

These two are tricky.
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Yes they are thers a lot of overlap.
I find the robustness ,which Kevin mentioned, to be my 'go to' distinguishing factor when I see the bird in person. Coopers usually has more white at the tail tip but edges wear and that may not be what you see, same goes for tail roundness, if seen from behind and the bird is molting its retrices , then it may appear squared on either, if the bird is in flight with tail fully spread, the squareness isnt entirely reliable , the overall size of the species comes very close to overlap, and is dubious to eyeball. So .. -The gray nape of cooper adults is a securest call, if the black of the cap goes below the eye is a good ID for sharpie, if they are gliding , the position of the wrists relative to the head ( more bent on the sharpie) is also reliable , if the flanks with wings open are spotted with blotchy squares , go with sharpie, if the bird is perched and you can see the undertail , then the stacked ends of the retrices should line up on the sharpie , and clearly not line up on the coopers. if the tail end has heavy white edge , go with coopers. consider what you have for any given view in total and make the educated assertion.
But for me, like I said , in person , the impression of basic heaviness of the bird is quick, dirty and usually correct, esp. regarding the square heavy head and thicker feet ,on the coopers. .
:) opinions will vary
 
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Kevin H

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Week 15 Should have been better thought more Migrators would have been here

American Gold Finch



Redwinged Blackbird



Female Brown-Headed Cowbird



Mallard Pair



Red-Breasted Merganser



Drake Woodduck



Redheads



Hooded Merganser Hen



Mute Swan



Trumpeter Swans



Yellow Rumped Warbler

 
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Kevin H

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Week 18 with only one good day this week weather wise calling for possible snow tonight :(

Tree Swallow


Cottontail


Black and White Warbler


Palm Warbler


Black-Throated Green Warbler


Blackburnian Warbler
 
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