wilmot's Identifications
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Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)Observer
ethologistDescription
Had black “armpits” while flying
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
ethologistDescription
Both birds in the first photo, and the top-right bird in the second photo. Since they were harassing a crow, I got a great shot of the Raven’s wedge-shaped tail vs. the crow’s fan-shaped tail.
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Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
sarahcotyDescription
Feeding babies in a nest!
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
sarahcotyDescription
It’s not a great shot because the nest was impressively blocked by tree branches, but I recognized the call of a great blue heron which prompted me to look up for it. This appears to be a baby in the nest. Only the neck feathers of the older blue heron are visible - and you have to zoom to see them. But thankfully iNaturalist automatically identified this as a great blue heron too (it was the first suggested option!). What a beautiful morning. (And the bald eagle wasn’t far from this nest.)
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Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)Observer
ethologistDescription
Had heat stroke unfortunately.
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Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)Observer
idbirdsDescription
Joseph D Grant County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 2022-05-05
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