Name That Bird!

Hawks and Fly catchers are hard to ID, a lot of them are so similar to one another.

 

I know! I have actually seen major arguments take place over the Sharp-shinned vs Cooper....

 

The only way I can tell the difference is by size. Coopers are about the size of a American Crow, where Sharp-shinned are closer to Blue Jay size... There are ways to differentiate, but I'm not a good enough birder to tell just from pictures...lol

 

I have a nice pic of a Coopers sitting on a fence in my yard. I'll post it later when I get home from work.

 

This is probably pretty easy, but I thought it was pretty cool.
ID these "hidden" birds:

 

One eyed one horned flying purple people eater!!

 

So close.

 

There is a shape dif & tail feathers. Coopers - curves & a white tip when at rest. SS is sqared. Also c is for cooper is for cap. The darker head feathers turn lighter at the nape. The SS has a “hood”. The dark feathers blend in down the nape. Coopers have bigger heads making their eyes appear more towards the front. SS are middle. SS legs are pencil thin. & after all that, I believe I have a great reference for differentiating the two. i’ll post it if I can find it. Also warbler (including females & seasonal) & sparrow ID charts.

 

Warblers are my favorite by far, especially during the spring migration.

 

Here's a pic of a Coopers Hawk from my backyard. I feed birds from November till early May, it's always looking for a meal around the feeder.

 

I wanna say bluebird

 

Correct! I’ve raised bluebirds for 20+ years, and this is the first time I’ve seen white eggs. Pretty rare. This pair hatched 3 clutches of white egged babies this year.

 

Looks like a eastern phoebe.

 

Is it a Western KingBird?

 

Took this picture in my backyard this morning. The big ones seem to be some sort of large duck but not sure about the little ones.

 

Correct family. It is a flycatcher. Hint west coast.

 

Good guess, but nope.

 

Thats canada geese and their babies.

Looks like the greaters

good eating!

 

How bout a Cassin's Kingbird?