Name That Bird!

Great Blue Herons, which I see every day, only have the black stripe across the eyes. Not the lower stripe.

 

This past May on one cool morning I saw Bay Breasted, Black&White, Oven Bird, Magnolia, Black Throated Green, Black Throated Blue, Chestnut, Canada, Redstart, Prairie, Yellow Rump, Blackburnian, and several kinds of Vireos. It was a fantastic morning. I saw a Hooded Warbler down at a coworkers stomping grounds this past Spring as well. He lives about 50 miles south of me, I don't see them up my way.

 

You are correct. That is NOT a great blue heron.

 

Yellow-crowned night heron.

 

Good job!

 

Think I found at least one in my collection that has not been posted yet
Wish I saw this thread sooner.... love the learnin'....

 

Greater yellowlegs

 

Red Tail

 

Nope....
hint - it’s a juvenile

 

One of the red tails’ hallmark is the “belly band” - no significant markings on the upper or lower front, only across the middle. That’s helpful in the ID’ing & especially when it’s a juvie because the tail is not yet red.

 

Here's one under my feeder:

Shot with my phone, so not the closest. So you have two guesses...lol (I verified the species with binoculars)

 

Indigo Bunting?

 

Correct! The only other possible guess was the blue grosbeak, but I was able to see the bill with my binoculars to verify it was a IB.

 

Two more of the same Hawk noting the short tail feathers & wide wingspan making it from the same family as the RTH

 

Broad wing? My final answer

 

Right family - Buteo - But this is a Juvenile Red Shouldered

 

Soooo....
One guess
Sorry. Some of these are kind'a sucky pics.... happy to have them & lucky to have been able to get them though....

 

Looking at my Audubon APP I see it now. That was a tough one.

 

Yup. I had a heck of a time ID'ing it. Lucky to have gotten so many angles....