ppickering's Identifications
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Small Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii ssp. minima)Observer
bradmoonDescription
This observation is for the smallest individual, second from the left. The larger individuals have their own separate observation here.
These were just a few individuals out of many large flocks flying north.
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Aleutian Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii ssp. leucopareia)Observer
bradmoonDescription
This observation is for the 5 larger individuals. The smaller individual, second from the left, has its own separate observation here.
These were just a few individuals out of many large flocks flying north.
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Aleutian Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii ssp. leucopareia)Observer
bradmoonDescription
This observation is for the 5 larger individuals. The smaller individual, second from the left, has its own separate observation here.
These were just a few individuals out of many large flocks flying north.
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Aleutian Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii ssp. leucopareia)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Part of a larger flock, which in turn was one of many flocks flying north over this area
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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)Observer
xenarthra59Description
An almost dance like pattern to it's foraging. Looked slightly larger than a plover. Yellow legs.
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Two-lined Swamp Fly (Anasimyia bilinearis)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Or perfidiosus?
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Myrtle Warbler (Setophaga coronata ssp. coronata)Observer
bradmoonDescription
One or possibly two individuals nectaring on Evergreen Huckleberry flowers (Vaccinium ovatum)
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Western White-Ribboned Carpet (Mesoleuca gratulata)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Taking minerals or water, or both, from rock surface on this warm, dry day
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Western White-Ribboned Carpet (Mesoleuca gratulata)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Many of these moths were landing on a moss-covered rock face and taking minerals or water, or both, on this warm, dry day
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Large White-headed Gulls (Genus Larus)Observer
bradmoonDescription
This observation is for the darker gull chasing/pirating the paler gull. Herring Gull?
The paler gull being chased has a separate observation here. The darker gull successfully stole the food.
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Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Glaucous-winged, Western, or maybe the hybrid Olympic Gull?
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Olympic Gull (Larus glaucescens × occidentalis)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Glaucous-winged Gull, or maybe the hybrid Olympic Gull?
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Olympic Gull (Larus glaucescens × occidentalis)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Glaucous-winged Gull, or maybe the hybrid Olympic Gull?
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Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Short-billed?
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Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)Observer
bradmoonDescription
In flight in the center, plus others scattered around it
The Rock Sandpipers and Surfbirds have their own separate observations.
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Surfbird (Calidris virgata)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Top plus just above and underneath the landing Black Turnstone
The Black Turnstones and Rock Sandpipers have their own separate observations.
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Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)Observer
bradmoonDescription
This observation turned out to be a shorebird quiz for me. In the field, I only scored two out of three. I recognized the Black Turnstones and Surbirds but not the Rock Sandpipers (second photo upper right, third photo bottom two)--until I studied photos from the next day when enough birds were awake and showing their bills, which confirmed the Rock Sandpiper ID and let me see how their sizes and coloration compared to those of the similar Surfbirds (those answer-key photos from the next day are here).
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Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)Observer
bradmoonDescription
They seem to have fairly extensive black at the bases of their bills but also a lot of pink in the rest of the bills.
About 45 minutes later, the pair flew over me as I was heading back inland.
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California Gull (Larus californicus)Observer
sedgequeenDescription
Smaller and with rounder head. California Gull?
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