How to Tell a Juvenile Golden Eagle from a Juvenile Bald Eagle How to Age and Identify a Juvenile and Sub-Adult Bald Eagle These two articles from Avian Report should help you with your eagle ID. … Continue reading
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Here are some interesting birdwatching podcasts collected by an organization in the UK but mostly about American birds. … Continue reading
Summer 2020: Dick Hutto and Sue Reel are producing a series of short videos on birds and birding. You can view Bird Notes on YouTube: … Continue reading
“A friend once said that using only one field mark, it is impossible to separate Red-eyed Vireo from Black-crowned Night-Heron. As a member of the Colorado Bird Records Committee (CBRC or Committee) for the past six years, I have seen the truth of … Continue reading
Even as adults, these “LBJs” can be tricky. To identify the juveniles, pay special attention to the flight feathers and subtle facial patterns. Here is an article from Birding magazine that gives some useful tips from experts. … Continue reading
Telling the difference between a Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk and a “regular” Redtail can be a challenge. Here is a detailed review of the differences, published by the ABA. … Continue reading

Want to figure out if it’s a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper’s Hawk you’re looking at? A Downy or a Hairy Woodpecker? Or which of those pesky finches it is? If so, you may want to check out Cornell Lab … Continue reading
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a useful guide to identifying waterfowl by the location of white patches … Continue reading
Here are a couple of useful articles to help distinguish between these similar species… eBird article, and… Cornell Lab of Ornithology also published an article on its All About Birds site. … Continue reading

Audubon has a bird ID app that works on iPhone, Android, and Kindle. It’s free. Read more and download the app via Audubon’s website. … Continue reading