Observaciones de jaredmanninen

Grouped in with seven Willets as they were fleeing during a Bald Eagle flyover.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206471052

Appears to be in adult non-breeding plumage. See fourth photo for comparison of a Long-billed Dowitcher in breeding plumage.

Grouped in with seven Willets as they were fleeing during a Bald Eagle flyover.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206471052

There was another Long-billed Dowitcher in the group, but it was in non-breeding (see following link and fourth photo above).

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206508919

Nearly two hours of waiting around to figure out what these were (as I only saw them from a distance and sitting motionless). In this case, I was very grateful for that Bald Eagle flyover to get these guys moving a bit :)

Is this just a smaller Canada Goose, or a subspecies of Cackling Goose? This goose (right side of photo when there are two present) was definitely smaller and had a shorter neck than the other one (left goose when both are in photo). But it wasn't as small as I'd imagine, particularly the neck, in relation to some of the Cackling Goose subspecies. That said, its proportions resemble some of the Taverner's Geese posted here on iNat.

Anyway, thank you in advance for your help with IDing this one :)

This one definitely threw me for a loop while I was in the field. It wasn't until I had a chance to look closer at my photos that I realized its bill was deformed. It seemed just fine, though, working in and out of the willows along the beach road.

Very exciting!

Too bad he was so blasted high up in this White Fir that I couldn't get any cleaner shots than these. He kept working the high boughs, drop down to some slightly lower branches, and then fly back up into the higher boughs.

My initial thought in the field was that this was a Red-tailed Hawk, so I didn't think much of the obs at the time. But that patchier, light-ish head (particularly the light supercilium patches) are now throwing me off. It still looks to have that dark/light/dark/light coleration down its frontside (like a RTHA), but the belly band looks less prominent to me compared with the patterning of a typical RTHA. Also, its upper breast area seems really white (maybe just a trick of the light due to atmospheric conditions?). Anyway, is this just a motling/mottled RTHA or something else (i.e. Ferruginous Hawk, as I cross my fingers - haha!)?

And sorry for the low-grade photos. It was pretty far away, and I didn't have much time with it before it swooped.

Thanks for your help!