Platte Lane
Walked Platte Lane area of Hornsby this morning. Pretty slow, but we were jawing.
Did get Least and Yellow-bellied flycatchers, which was a pleasure to ID confidently!! Didn’t try for pix.
Anybody else out birding?

Walked Platte Lane area of Hornsby this morning. Pretty slow, but we were jawing.
Did get Least and Yellow-bellied flycatchers, which was a pleasure to ID confidently!! Didn’t try for pix.
Anybody else out birding?

Here’s one i know u wont have trouble with. but for those of you up to the challenge, i’d like u to detail the differences between this bird seen at mills pond this morning, and others of the “solitary Vireo complex”. (actually I think this is 2 individuals, same species).
On Meadowlark ID from Mr. Sibley Link to David A. Sibley Article
I found this list of ABA countable introduced species helpful. Article at ABA
11, possibly 12 species at Hornsby yesterday. Here’s a few pix.
Here’s a first of season gull for me that showed up at Hornsby this morning. If you can ID, maybe you’d enjoy taking the I Don’t Do Gulls Gulls Class which starts in November?. If you can’t ID, maybe you’d enjoy taking the I Don’t Do Gulls Gulls Class which starts in November? If you…
13 Species of shorebirds at Hornsby this morning, plus first of season (for me) of these quackers.