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11/19/15 ID'ing Birds by Photos; a workshop led by Dan Berard

11/28/2015

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​19 Attendees
An excellent presentation was made by Dan Berard, which provided an opportunity for participants to use their bird guides to assist in identifying birds in photos submitted by RI photographers.  Some pictures were of birds viewed from unusual vantage points, such as underneath, directly tail-on or partially obscured by leaves and branches. Many pointers were shared.  Placing the bird in a general genera, and from there to more specificity, requires an initial estimate of size, type of beak, and location and season when photographed, as well as plumage color and patterns.   For example, when the photographer had not identified the location where the photo was taken or a date, noting the type and state of vegetation in the picture, or the type of food the bird was consuming could help narrow down season and type of locale.  The size of leaves, branches or twigs or other environmental clues can help gain an understanding of the relative size of the bird.  Careful study of a photograph that does not conform to guidebook standards of a complete bird may reveal small clues to field marks or plumage that is not readily apparent in the photo.   In addition, a photograph that captures a bird in motion, in mid-flight for example, reveals details of plumage that may not be noticed when the bird is viewed in motion in the field or from a distance, and certainly can capture behavioral moments of great interest or beauty that are fleeting.

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September 13, 2015 Newburyport, MA Birding Trip

11/21/2015

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Trip participants from the Newburyport, MA birding trip from September 2015.
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10/31/15 Walker Farm Walk

11/2/2015

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Location: Walker Farm, Barrington, RI
​Leader: Leslie Bostrom
Participants: 11
Species Total: 27
  • 15 Bufflehead
  • 1 Great Blue Heron
  • 1 Greater Yellowlegs
  • 1 Laughing Gull
  • 1 Herring Gull
  • X gull sp.
  • 5 Mourning Dove
  • 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • 4 Downy Woodpecker
  • 2 Northern Flicker
  • 8 Blue Jay
  • 5 American Crow
  • 2 Black-capped Chickadee
  • 2 Carolina Wren
  • 25 American Robin
  • 5 Northern Mockingbird
  • 19 European Starling
  • 25 Cedar Waxwing
  • 2 Savannah Sparrow
  • 18 Song Sparrow
  • 2 Swamp Sparrow
  • 6 White-throated Sparrow
  • 3 Dark-eyed Junco
  • 2 Northern Cardinal
  • 4 Red-winged Blackbird
  • 52 House Finch
  • 26 American Goldfinch
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