ML620402210

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Observation details

My target bird. Fortunately after about 1.5 hours of searching along the northern fence line a local birder said that it was probably across the street (west side of catalina), up a short slope sitting on the barbed wire fence. And indeed it was, sitting and flying along the fence top for at least 1/2 hr. before I left. Have to check my phone later to see if it called and also photos will be added when I return home. This bird seemed quite similar to the other two, with a distinct orange lower mandible, but will comment more after I review my photos. Notes after reviewing photos on June 13/14. I posted two of my images. The bird was a fair distance away so not great detail. But I did compare with pictures taken by others on June 11 and 12 and with Paul Lehman's description on the 11th. The features were the same; there was a crescent eyering behind the left eye and a different eyering shape behind the right eye both of which match my posted and others of my images.The head shape and the markings on the left cheek were also the same. Thus my images are of the same bird. Two other local birders were present (one of whom posted a list) and had this as an Eastern. I note that the earlier images from others often had definitive recordings, consistent with an Eastern ID. There was a Western reported on the 12th early in the morning. It is difficult to say for sure if this is a different bird given only two pictures and no recording. However, that bird's head shape and left cheek/eye do seem different than the Eastern. But I will leave that ID to others more knowledgeable.

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