hi, i have 2 birds i would really appreciate a positive Id on from my yesterday
checklists. One is a warbler & the other is a hawk.
At McKinley Beach yesterday i saw a warbler. While researching it yesterday i
was delighted to come across this great article by Tom Schultz! Here is a link
to it as it is a great time of year for this helpful information! :
https://ebird.org/news/baypoll/
I thought the bird in question might be a "baypoll", but after reading the
article, i eliminated Blackpoll & Bay-breasted.
here is the checklist w/pics:
https://ebird.org/wi/view/checklist/S48169560
Next, at Bradford Beach i saw a bird, i have it currently listed as shorebird
sp. but i am just unsure. While the head looks familiar, it was: 1)flying
higher then i have seen any shorebird/peep fly 2)the tail length, & underside
wing shading are confusing me. Tail looks quite long to me & underside wings &
wing shape look not familiar to me.
Also what drew my attention to it in the first place: i was watching 2
Semipalmated plovers & they hunkered down a bit & looked sideways/up, i looked
at their "looking direction" & saw this bird. At the time i thought more
Kestrel (have seen in area); not because of its speed or shape; it is just what
i recall thinking it might be most at the time. It was a Piping Plover day & i
spent many more hours at the beaches then i should of & much time researching
on the internet, & as a result my memory is a bit 'crunched together" now.
What appears to be a strong neckband suggests shorebird/peep to me. It appeared
not "peep small" to me, larger, but i had no size comparison available to me.
Also at BB i saw what i believe to be a Merlin go after a Piping Plover over
the lake. It left empty taloned this time. I have it listed as Merlin on the
checklist; if someone would give me an ID on this bird that would be awesome.
The face markings & bill color (which are quite difficult to see in my pics)
have me questioning Merlin. The tail markings, underside, wing shape, size, &
markings have me Id Merlin, but i think Sharp-shined is possible.
Lastly, w/a non-Coopers being present, i am questioning my Cooper's Hawk ID.
If anyone has an ID either way, i would apperciate it!
BB checklist:
https://ebird.org/wi/view/checklist/S48170509
thanks so much in advance to any help that is offered!!!!
good birding!
-Tracy Chiconas
Mil. Co.
tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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