The duck is a female bufflehead. The blackbird looks like it might be a juvenile red-winged.
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Daily Archives: July 30, 2023
Identification
We were at Ponderosa State Park a week ago and came across these two birds. I think the duck is a young bufflehead. The bird on the lily pad looks like a redwing blackbird, but I don’t see the usual stripe along the head and the beak looks
a little longer than usual. Would welcome your thoughts and expertise.
Tom Soniville
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Tom Soniville
Boise. North End
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Camas NWR—2200 west — north of 2200 North
Kit Struthers
kit619@…
Idaho Falls ID
Lots of Juveniles
Nothing rare to report, but lots of juvenile birds around. Regularly seeing juvenile: Rufous & Black-chinned hummers, Bullock’s Orioles, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Yellow Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, House Wrens, Western Wood-Pewee, Red-naped Sapsucker, Canada Geese & Bald Eagle. Also, have heard or seen Red-breasted Nuthatches daily, since summer 2022. Suspect, they’re now nesting, but just haven’t been able to confirm.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot