Please help with bird ID.

[John Farnsworth]

Help!  A neighbor photographed these birds today on our island in the San Juan Islands archipelago in NW Washington state. Probably a cell-phone photo, with apologies. She said they were murmurating, like starlings, and that they would periodically land in the trees, and then take off again all together. Photo taken at 2:00 this afternoon.  I’m planning to head to the location tomorrow to see for myself. 

I’m totally stumped.

Thanks!

John S. Farnsworth, PhD
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[JJ Harris]

ashy or fork-tailed storm petrel?

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[John Farnsworth]

that’s what I’m thinking, JJ.  Fork-tailed.  I’m planning to go out this afternoon to catch a glimpse. We have a grass landing strip on the island, which is where they were seen yesterday when this photograph was taken. Hopefully they’ll still be around. Might be a pretty rare anomaly. 

John S. Farnsworth, PhD
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Coves of Departure: Field Notes from the Sea of Cortes

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On Jan 11, 2025, at 11:41 AM, JJ Harris <jjpa...@gmail.com> wrote:

ashy or fork-tailed storm petrel?

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM 'John Farnsworth' via Hawkwatch Sat II <hawkwat...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Help!  A neighbor photographed these birds today on our island in the San Juan Islands archipelago in NW Washington state. Probably a cell-phone photo, with apologies. She said they were murmurating, like starlings, and that they would periodically land in the trees, and then take off again all together. Photo taken at 2:00 this afternoon.  I’m planning to head to the location tomorrow to see for myself. 

I’m totally stumped.

Thanks!

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John S. Farnsworth, PhD
Nature Beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field
Coves of Departure: Field Notes from the Sea of Cortes

Forthcoming March 1, 2025: Reading Nature: The Evolution of American Nature Writing

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[Julian Hyde]

Regarding the attractive bird at the bottom of the frame with yellow bars along its wings. My guess is Pine Siskin.

On Jan 11, 2025, at 11:41 AM, JJ Harris <jjpa...@gmail.com> wrote:

ashy or fork-tailed storm petrel?

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM 'John Farnsworth' via Hawkwatch Sat II <hawkwat...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Help!  A neighbor photographed these birds today on our island in the San Juan Islands archipelago in NW Washington state. Probably a cell-phone photo, with apologies. She said they were murmurating, like starlings, and that they would periodically land in the trees, and then take off again all together. Photo taken at 2:00 this afternoon.  I’m planning to head to the location tomorrow to see for myself. 

I’m totally stumped.

Thanks!

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John S. Farnsworth, PhD
Nature Beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field
Coves of Departure: Field Notes from the Sea of Cortes

Forthcoming March 1, 2025: Reading Nature: The Evolution of American Nature Writing

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