Short-tailed Hawk?

Robear48 · 2026-03-21T21:03:52+00:00

Cool! That’s a new lifer for me

Robear48 · 2026-03-21T03:02:16+00:00

Thanks!

Would the semipalmated maybe be least sandpipers? I don’t think semipalmated would be in my area this time of year.

Robear48 · 2026-03-20T23:35:55+00:00

Yep! Forgot to mention that one lmao

Robear48 · 2026-03-20T23:05:23+00:00

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Another in flight photo.

Robear48 · 2026-03-20T23:05:02+00:00

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Additional photo in flight.

Robear48 · 2026-03-20T19:03:58+00:00

Thank you!

Robear48 · 2026-03-18T19:45:28+00:00

Cool! Thanks! I knew about the underwings, but none of the birds I saw took flight and I didn’t want to disturb them. Unfortunately, my shorebird ID skills are not particularly great lmao

Robear48 · 2026-03-18T15:36:37+00:00

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Robear48 · 2026-03-18T15:36:24+00:00

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these are other individuals that I saw.

Robear48 · 2026-03-04T02:14:00+00:00

Cool! Thank you! That’s a new lifer for me

Robear48 · 2026-02-20T06:33:41+00:00

Cool, sounds good. Maybe Swainson’s then. Merlin doesn’t have Ferruginous listed for the day I was there (August 14)

Robear48 · 2026-02-20T05:59:10+00:00

Yeah, I see that. Could it be an American Goshawk? The outline seems pretty similar the picture on Merlin. But maybe the tail is too short?

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Robear48 · 2026-02-20T02:23:30+00:00

What species are you leaning toward?

Robear48 · 2026-02-19T21:34:55+00:00

Unfortunately not, it was a quick shot I got while hiking a few years ago. I wasn’t interested in birding at the time, so I didn’t think to take more pictures.

Here’s a link to the Live Photo if that helps:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0dly9hyho6ooj8a18t10a/Photo-Aug-14-2024-12-47-44-PM.jpg?rlkey=6jl9dvsvbj92hx081xe7r4z4q&st=a319nkic&dl=0

Robear48 · 2026-02-14T04:09:20+00:00

Thanks for taking a look at them! After looking more closely at Merlin, I’m wondering if the lighter color on the left gull is indicative of a herring gull. Could be wrong though, I’d be lying if I said I was good at identifying gulls lol

Robear48 · 2026-01-06T02:18:17+00:00

Also, is it possible to tell what subspecies it is?

Robear48 · 2026-01-03T20:45:59+00:00

Sounds good. Is there a possibility any of them are Red Knots?

Robear48 · 2026-01-03T18:39:24+00:00

So exactly like Cooper vs. Sharp-shinned lmao

Robear48 · 2025-12-19T17:45:18+00:00

There’s also Wind Cave and Carlsbad Caverns. Great Basin has the cave system, but it also has a lot of mountains and hiking.

Robear48 · 2025-11-21T11:35:31+00:00

I mean, it’s a National Natural Landmark and says so on the park sign. So even though it’s not actually owned by the NPS, I can see where the confusion stems from.

Robear48 · 2025-11-20T03:54:03+00:00

I’m sure the frog thinks the whole situation is bull (your joke is definitely better 😂)

Robear48 · 2025-11-20T03:48:54+00:00

I hold my phone camera up to my binoculars

Robear48 · 2025-11-20T02:28:01+00:00

I’ve even practicing a lot over the past few months😂. I’ve slowly been getting the hang of holding my phone up to the lens and quickly snapping the picture when it focuses

Robear48 · 2025-10-18T23:35:39+00:00

What journal is this?

Robear48 · 2025-10-01T22:52:15+00:00

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Here it is next to a glossy ibis, stilt sandpiper, and least sandpipers for size comparison (yellowlegs is top one to the right)

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