IDENTIFICATION ISSUES
Currently on-line are discussions of
A page on
Tropicbird Identification
in detail
Identification discussions of the
Ten Most Misidentified Birds in Monterey County
. This link brings up a page of thumbnails and links to a full page discussion of each of ten problems.
A "virtual field guide" identification page on
Hutton's Vireo vs. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
A discussion of the little-known problem between some pale
American Robins and vagrant Eyebrowed Thrush
A comparison of field marks between
North American scrub-jays
A discussion of
i.d. of silhouetted dark albatross
in the north Pacific, particularly i.d. of juv. Short-tailed Albatross
Masked or Nazca Booby on Monterey Bay, California, 13 Feb 1999
here
[which species? a challenging i.d. problem]
Identification discussion of the range of
variation in California Great-tailed Grackles
, which special reference to the first nesting pairs of the this species in Monterey County
"Kumlien's" Iceland Gull at Doheny SB, Orange Co., CA, 13 Feb 1999
here
[a controversial bird that I believe is a "Kumlien's" Iceland but with which others disagreed]
Each discussion has photos, so I apologize if the page is a little slow to load.
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