Help With Bird ID....

[Jeff Lee]

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Location is near Portland, Oregon. The red eyes and distinctive purple central head and beak markings and light bill color are making it hard. I've spent a while going through Sibley's and can't find it.


Auklet of some kind?

 

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A nice picture of a American Coot

 

[WildBill]

American Coot it is Jeff, like this one:

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Bill

 

[Jeff Lee]

Thanks guys, wouldn't you know right after I posted it, Sibley's popped open and there was Fulica americana. Thnks, nice image bill.