I'm making the most of this snow day (I bet you don't get those in California) to do nothing + some birding stuff. CFO quiz guesses: #1- I'll have to go with...
Hello TBCer's, Quiz bird # 1 is definitely a dark morph Ferruginous Hawk. Quiz bird # 2 is a very tough call but I'll say Cassin's Vireo. Quiz bird # 3 looks...
How about the mystery catharus thrush in the middle of the issue?? It has me stumpted. Sean Fitzgerald SE WI Age: 15 PS I agree with your exotic ID's as well....
I'll start off with the CFO Quiz, and keep the comments brief: #1: Dark-morph Ferruginous Hawk - I think that the gape was the real kicker here for me, and I...
I know that I, and a few others, posted our answers a few weeks ago on the CFO birds, but here's what I think: 1- Ferruginous Hawk 2- Blue-headed Vireo 3-...
These were my guesses when my Birding arrived last week. A. Mitred Parakeet B. Yellow-chevroned Parakeet C. Red-lored Parrot After thinking about it,...
Howdy everybody, I guess my post about the CFO quizzes didn't get through so I am going to repeat it sort of. I really won't have an explanation because I am...
Photos and discussion of the identification of Bloomington's strange goose are at http://www.iwu.edu/~mretter/weird_goose.htm I have tentatively identified it...
Hey ppl, I actually got out to see some birds today, lol. Pretty sad, its the second time I've been out birding all year... 49 species in 3 hours, not too bad,...
Does anybody have any idea if they are going to the young birders conference this year between July 31 and August 4? It is being held in Sierra Vista, Arizona...
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Hey y'all, Congrats to Andrew Spencer and Sean Fitzgerald, who were the only ones to get all the Nov/Dec CFO quiz birds right. I'm glad I posted about them. ...
Hey TBC, Congrats to Sean and Andrew. I just couldn't honestly say that that bird was a Cassin's Vireo from the original photo, but looking at the other shots ...
Hi all- First bird is a Common Loon. I'm not sure if it is an adult non-breeding bird or a juvenile. Probably a juvenile. I think what catches most people off...
Here are my preliminary guesses...I don't have any reference material with me so I may want to revise these later. 1. My heart is telling me Yellow-billed....
I discussed the CFO birds with Chris Brown and Matt Hafner- here is what I can conclude about the birds... 1. Common Loon (all 3 of us agreed on this) 2....
All right everyone, Here are my opinions(not necessarily correct). 1. Common Loon - I initially thought YBLO, but I can't convince myself it's not a COLO. If...
I decided to take another look at the gull photo after having replenished my energy with a touch of food. I now have revised my thoughts somewhat. Taking...
Hi, here's what I think about this month's quiz: 1st bird: Yellow-Billed Loon definately, no other loon has a bill that is that thick. The loon is obviously...
Some preliminary guesses . . . 1) adult YB Loon. The "dark" plumage is well w/in the variation expressed by Yellow-bills but probably not one in first basic...
Hi TBCers. Fellow UCSCian and Santa Cruzinite David Vander Pluym and I are planning a trip to Turkey in June, probably starting around the 15th or so, and...
WOW - Turkey and the Caucasus - that'll be some birding trip. Both are essential destinations for any Western Paleaarctic lister and I plan to go there...
This is a very interesting quiz indeed, #2 and 3 are just marvelous! Here's what I think: #1-Yellow-billed Loon; the neck is the only part that may vaguely ...
Charlie Wright and I went birding up north of Seattle in hopes of adding Northern Mockingbird to our state lists. (yeah I hear you all laughing, but its a...
Hey TBC, I've attached 2 photos that I took this morning at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, NYC. This Wigeon was hanging out with a group of American ...
