tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615558586234382505.post1083731260880485928..comments2023-09-01T02:42:33.043-05:00Comments on Birding with Tucker: Tucker's Bird Photo Quiz 1Tucker Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383749863504835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615558586234382505.post-57063877100183889132009-03-19T11:31:00.000-05:002009-03-19T11:31:00.000-05:00Thanks for the advice Chris. I changed the photo a...Thanks for the advice Chris. I changed the photo and put a date and location as well. Hopefully that helps.Tucker Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383749863504835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615558586234382505.post-1818177132963544542009-03-19T10:48:00.000-05:002009-03-19T10:48:00.000-05:00Tucker, I think the reason you've had no takers i...Tucker, I think the reason you've had no takers is that this bird doesn't really fit anything. The combination of white and black with a dark black neckband rules out pretty much everything. So it's either a really weird angle on some type of Duck or Alcid or it's a weird hybrid that we have yet to see. <BR/><BR/>My first thought was Long-tailed Duck or Smew, but the dark neckband rules those out. My next thought was an Alcid, but the white head rules all those out. There are no Gulls with a neckband like that, and the body shape rules out everything else. <BR/><BR/>When and where was the photo taken? <BR/><BR/>The only group I can think of that comes even close, are the dark-headed Gulls. Wing pattern rules out Sabine's. <BR/>Bonaprte's, Black-headed and Laughing are ruleed out because they never have a dark band on the back of the neck. Wing pattern rules out Franklin's Gull and Little Gull always displays a dark crown. <BR/><BR/>Therefore, we arrive at Black-legged Kittiwake as the most likely possibility. However, there are problems with this too. <BR/><BR/>So given all that, I would say that the bird is unidentifiable from this photo. If you have another photo of this bird, I would suggest you post it. <BR/><BR/>In future photo quizzes, I would always state both date and location. Especially if the quiz is as hard as this one is.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998883745688012052noreply@blogger.com