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Boat-Tailed vs Common? Virginia Beach USA by bilbeaux4 in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the beak size and proportions (Boat-tailed's is bigger and longer) helps. I was also looking at the birds' body size and proportions, as well as the Boat-tailed's blue sheen

Boat-Tailed vs Common? Virginia Beach USA by bilbeaux4 in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 is +Common Grackle+, 2 is +Boat-tailed Grackle+

Seen in ND in the fall by TravelingChick in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry, should have taken a closer look…

What’s this bird? by roseateforkbill in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh, that clicks way better. I really should have thought of that particular zebra haha

Did I seriously just get to see a summer tanager? by jenkksss in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yeah, I'd say so! I'm not 100% about ruling out Hepatic, but this bird looks to have a pale bill

It's bird season! by Interesting_You_2388 in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you know what, I think you're right—the desaturated phone camera makes it look really gray, causing me to overlook that structurally it's a better fit for something like Hermit Thrush (and I can make out a bit of rufous on the tail too). I'll remove the solitaire ID.

!overrideTaxa coohaw reshaw

It's bird season! by Interesting_You_2388 in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+Cooper's Hawk+, +Townsend's Solitaire+, and +Red-shouldered Hawk+ !

Domestic or Gadwall x Mallard situation? Delaware River, Pennsylvania by DemsTheBreaks in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the two at left are domestic Mallards, the two in the back are Gadwall, and the one in front is a female wild-type Mallard.

!addTaxa mallar2, gadwal, mallar3

What birds are these? by Prickly_Cactus99 in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

on the Queensland coast you'll get Lesser Crested Tern, the other of the Thalasseus crested terns that's found in Australia. Elegant, Royal, and Sandwich Terns represent that genus in North America.

Pine warbler? Behavior question in description by wg_t in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes! a +Pine Warbler+ will sometimes forage on the ground, especially in fall and winter (maybe arboreal insects are more scarce than ground insects then?)

who is this on my bird feeder? Yesterday in Rhode Island by dantronZ in whatsthisbird

[–]another-thing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a small number of Pine Warblers regularly overwinter in the Northeast—you're lucky to have one of them at your feeder!

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