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Bird ID Help

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Posted by Bill Maile on August 23, 2011 at 8:45 AM
Bird ID Help
Just about to turn on a dirt road to an eagle's nest in Northeast PA, I spotted this bird out of my buddy's truck window. He had barely come to a stop when I got this shot off... before looking at it when I got home, I just assumed a GBH as they are quite common now. Or even a juvie GBH. But the length of the bill and that don't seem to match up to a juvie.

Anyway, any help would be appreciated from this very rough shot. Thanks!
Posted by Doug Gilham on August 23, 2011 at 5:55 PM
GBH for sure, juvies get quite big quite fast so it could be a juvie, but looks more like an adult IMO.
Posted by Bill Maile on August 27, 2011 at 8:31 AM
Oh OK, I thought the coloration looked different but of course it's hard to tell much from this photo. Thanks for clearing that up Doug!