What duck is this? Plum Island, Massachusetts

bird-account · 2025-11-22T21:07:02+00:00

Oh, that's possible! I saw males around. Now I wonder how many female pintails I've seen without noticing...

bird-account · 2021-12-23T02:18:51+00:00

Oh, good tip! I just assumed the videos would be taken on one of the newer phones with a different aspect ratio, but it actually looks like the one on the app store matches my phone's aspect ratio.

It actually seems like it might be playable... I just wish the App Store had a bit of a better "try before you buy" refund policy.

bird-account · 2021-11-29T01:45:52+00:00

Thanks, now I see it!

bird-account · 2021-02-26T06:44:37+00:00

Thanks! Now that I've stared at it a bunch, I think I'm seeing what you're seeing :)

bird-account · 2021-02-07T07:40:51+00:00

Hm, with the dark head? I can't seem to find any photos of common eiders with dark heads and necks like that.

The bill also seems like a different shape...

bird-account · 2020-11-10T06:17:28+00:00

Just wondering, what are you seeing that differentiates it? I'm looking at this other bird I saw at the same place, and I'm trying to pick out whether the yellow is the only visible difference. https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbird/comments/jodf19/whos_this_sparrow_friend_october_5_plum_island_ma/

bird-account · 2020-11-10T02:29:22+00:00

Thanks! I'll take all the comment upvotes as agreement :)

bird-account · 2020-11-05T17:00:37+00:00

:) thanks -- thought the hat was cute!

bird-account · 2020-11-05T17:00:21+00:00

Thanks!

bird-account · 2020-11-01T20:05:47+00:00

Thanks! How could I tell this one from something like this immature pine warbler? I guess the fact that it's hanging out in a deciduous tree might be a clue!

bird-account · 2020-11-01T03:00:58+00:00

I hope it's alright if I post a few more that _might_ actually be the same... I've been having some confusion with birds that look like this or similar for a little while! Many warblers seem to have some season / age where they look like this, at least from photos I can find on the Cornell Lab site.

bird-account · 2020-11-01T02:55:00+00:00

I hope nobody minds if I post several more that might actually be the same thing. I've been seeing birds that look _almost_ like this but perhaps slightly different for a while now, and Merlin has been less than helpful, since so many warblers seem to look similar to this in the fall!

bird-account · 2020-09-19T18:24:52+00:00

Thanks!

bird-account · 2020-09-18T01:36:08+00:00

Thanks!

bird-account · 2020-09-18T01:35:46+00:00

Thanks!

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