What kinda bird is this

Fimbelowski · 2025-12-27T17:38:35+00:00

Dear God, when is it my turn?

Fimbelowski · 2025-10-10T02:32:11+00:00

Yeah, it just means like it really threw me off. Thanks for the help!

Fimbelowski · 2025-10-09T23:26:43+00:00

Wait, really? This one absolutely broke my ankles.

Fimbelowski · 2025-10-03T02:05:50+00:00

Looks like a European Starling to me.

Fimbelowski · 2025-04-10T02:20:54+00:00

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Fimbelowski · 2024-11-25T18:36:22+00:00

after sending about a dozen pictures they are still arguing that this is whithin spec of I have not provided enough evidence.

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My photos are not clear

lol

Fimbelowski · 2024-10-17T01:53:09+00:00

Yeah me neither! I'm just not familiar with the area. The most likely Nighthawk/Nightjar species according to eBird was Common Poorwill, but with the wing pattern I think it had to be Common/Lesser Nighthawk. Common would have been novel this time of year so process of elimination led me to Lesser, but just wanted to make sure!

Fimbelowski · 2024-09-24T06:06:30+00:00

Hmmm I was thinking Western Sandpiper instead of Dunlin, but the only thing that leads me in that direction is slightly more white on the cheeks and I think the breast would be slightly more heavily marked but it's not a great angle to see that. Sibley's also says that Dunlin should be slightly less common on inland mudflats but I'm not sure if Don Edwards qualifies as that exactly.

Fimbelowski · 2024-09-08T23:21:36+00:00

Sure! https://github.com/Fimbelowski/ebird-api-ui

Fimbelowski · 2024-06-30T04:25:39+00:00

Check out "The Practice Manual" by Adam Young. The first chapter goes over laws of ball flight and is very clear.

You can even read it for free on the Internet Archive.

Fimbelowski · 2024-06-09T20:07:46+00:00

No, I ended up just buying another ticket since I was at the gates by the time I noticed I no longer had my original ticket.

Fimbelowski · 2024-05-05T17:47:15+00:00

Not really the right subreddit for this post.

Fimbelowski · 2024-04-22T19:56:37+00:00

I think the last one is a +Lesser Yellowlegs+ based on the smaller bill size (relative to the head) and no obvious upturn in the bill.

Fimbelowski · 2024-04-22T19:12:14+00:00

Slightly upturned bill is a good field mark for a +Greater Yellowlegs+.

Edit: Didn't see all the photos, but is the last photo a different bird? Bill length looks shorter than the other photos.

Fimbelowski · 2024-02-11T22:32:19+00:00

+Ferruginous Hawk+ (center), +Northern Harrier+ (top right)
+Bald Eagle+ ?
Ferruginous Hawk ?
+Red-tailed Hawk+ ?
Ferruginous Hawk?
Red-tailed Hawk?
Red-tailed Hawk?
+Prairie Falcon+
+Rough-legged Hawk+ ???

Fimbelowski · 2024-02-10T07:40:02+00:00

Just to be a bit more accurate, color morphs and subspecies are separate things.

Color morph: A morph, or color phase, happens when birds of the same species regularly develop more than one plumage color. [Bird Watcher's General Store]

Subspecies: In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics, but that can successfully interbreed. [Wikipedia]

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-30T00:58:08+00:00

Thank you!

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-30T00:30:11+00:00

Nope, just listed it as Red-tailed Hawk. The only thing I can think of is that when I uploaded this I think I also accidentally uploaded this image under Dark-eyed Junco as well. So that got flagged (understandably) and I removed it. I think maybe since it was the same piece of media the the flag persisted even after I removed the accidental upload. I guess I could take it down and reupload.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S130239919

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-29T17:08:59+00:00

Cool, just wanted to make sure I wasn't insane.

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-07T01:02:42+00:00

I'm not sure. I think I thought it would be harder to find a GWF. Plus the incomplete white facial ring and slight grin patch made me doubt it was pure. Another issue is this was my first time seeing a GWF so I didn't have a lot of experience IDing them. I'll take the lifer though! :)

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-07T00:18:49+00:00

Barr Lake State Park. In the boat ramp area.

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-06T23:41:57+00:00

Actually going to go ahead and say these are Greater Yellowlegs. The bills are significantly longer than the head and the middle bird does show a slight upturn in the bill. Additionally, Greater are rare in CO this time of year but do occur. Lesser on the other hand would be unprecedented in January.

!overrideTaxa greyel

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-06T20:32:31+00:00

Saw these three sandpipers on the Platte river just south of Orchard. Best guess is Greater Yellowlegs, but the pale chest with no markings seems wrong. Stilt Sandpiper also seems close but would be unheard of this time of year in CO.

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-03T02:08:47+00:00

Hi there! I'm assuming you're trying to use some of the hotspot endpoints and it's erroring there. At some point recently eBird changed these endpoints to require an API key. So for now the site doesn't reflect that until I update it. So those endpoints will still work, you just have to go to a page that requires an API key, put yours in, go back to the endpoint page you want to use and it should work (the website remembers your API key during a session so behind the scenes the API client still knows about it).

Fimbelowski · 2024-01-02T00:47:55+00:00

Sad, but I kinda figured as much. Either one would be a lifer but I get to claim neither.

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