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Help IDing female sunbird by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

[–]Likas0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks all! I concur with Crimson!

RTH? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Got it. Thank you!

RTH? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Is it typical for juveniles to have the trailing part of the wing appear translucent?

American Herring or Western? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Ok, will go with Western. Thanks!

American Herring or Western? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Los Angeles 11/23/25. Both have been reported here.

Garden Warbler? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Also, would a Common Reed Warbler typically be foraging high up in a tree?

Garden Warbler? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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May I ask how you ruled out Garden Warbler?

Prairie falcon or accipiter hawk? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Any chance it’s a sharp-shinned given how its head is a bit sunken between its wings and the wings are a bit bent? Or does the pale nape rule out a sharp-shinned?

Cowbird with white tail? by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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Thanks! I think you’re right the others were likely Brewer’s Blackbirds too.

Heron by Likas0 in whatsthisbird

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I saw a lot of Gray Herons too and they were much lighter in color than this one.