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Bird identification help
Posted: Sep 03 2014 12:50 am
by neilends
At 11,400 feet on the Humphreys Summit trail, this pair of birds sounded exactly like crows. In the sunlight they almost looked like them too. The photos make it more obvious that they're not, though. Any ideas?
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photo 2
Re: Bird identification help
Posted: Sep 03 2014 6:27 am
by satillayakker
Re: Bird identification help
Posted: Sep 03 2014 6:33 am
by big_load
Yep, Clark's Nutracker. They're fun birds to watch, but sometimes hard to catch on camera. They're adept at circling around trees quickly.
Re: Bird identification help
Posted: Sep 03 2014 6:53 am
by neilends
Definitely the one. Thanks folks. I briefly thought they might be Clark's after going through the HAZ database but decided against it based on not looking closely enough.
As you can see, the photos required a lot of zooming at the cost of quality.