Vireo Quiz
And here’s a small challenge for you B3 grads (or anyone else): ID this bird and tell us why. What is the diagnostic field mark?

And here’s a small challenge for you B3 grads (or anyone else): ID this bird and tell us why. What is the diagnostic field mark?

Been hearing many of these on the Oregon Coast. Do you know the ID? (not the robin). Been extremely hard to see (much less photo) any of them. Too many trees!!!
I thought this exchange in the Shorebird class might be of interest to B3. First Lance’s question, then my response. From Lance Felber (2020 Shorebird student) I noticed while looking at Least Sandpiper in a couple of different guides a fairly large discrepancy in lengths listed. So I looked at Least, Semi, and Western in…
A pair of Dacha Species #144 were floating in the river when I got home today, but then they took flight pretty quickly when they saw me ….. any guesses as to their identity?? View in group
Birdcast. I should say that just because conditions are good for migration, doesn’t mean we see them on the ground. But it’s a good time to look.
Developing chicks at Mills Pond.
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?