10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
It seems the bird I saw is a first-winter one, at least according to the HBW description: “First-winter has head white apart from dark brown mottling on crown and nape; upperwing-coverts extensively marked brown; black subterminal tail-band; dark bare parts.” Grey-backed Thrush , less so.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2011
This Cooper’s Hawk above shows long, broad wings and rounded tips to the tail. Now, the tail tips are only about 80-90% effective like most other Accipiter attributes so it is always important to look at a number of key points of ID. What can you notice about the tail of this bird?
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2012
Also present in good El Nino years are the occasional and much sought after Blue Petrel with its distinctive black sub-terminal tail band with white trailing edge, a unique diagnostic feature amongst petrels.
10,000 Birds
JULY 1, 2014
Roth depicts a brown, tail-banded, evil-eyed hawk with an open-eyed parrot held upside-down, wings spread, in its claws). The last two pages of the book offer tips for Ghost Crab Viewing and additional facts about these elusive creatures. Hurricane Hugo rips through the island in 1989. A second aviary is created.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Yet, it is amazing how many identification features are evident in his bird pictures—the fire-red head, streaked back, white wing bars, and white-tipped tertials of the Western Tanager, the white tail band on the Eastern Kingbird, the black-bordered white eyebrow of the Red-eyed Vireo.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2014
Wright and Small offer additional material, illustrating anatomical parts, like wing stripe, tail band, and rump, that are used in the species accounts. The book itself is field-guide sized, small enough to fit into a large pocket, light enough to carry in a backpack without tipping you over. A rarity these days!
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