Currently on-line are discussions of

• Identification discussions of the Ten Most Misidentified Birds in Monterey County. This link brings up a page of thumbnails and links to a full page discussion of each of ten problems
• Separating non-breeding plumaged Horned Grebe from Eared Grebe, especially on fresh water where Horned Grebe is scarce
• A discussion of i.d. of silhouetted dark albatross in the north Pacific, particularly i.d. of juv. Short-tailed Albatross
• A long and photo-heavy preliminary investigation on separating the 'Dark-rumped Petrel' group: Hawaiian Petrel v. Galapagos Petrel, with an emphasis of determining which occurs off California
• A discussion of in-hand identication of storm-petrels of the Eastern Tropical Pacific with reference to a 'mystery' bird from Peru
• Masked or Nazca Booby on Monterey Bay, California, 13 Feb 1999 [which species? a challenging i.d. problem]
• A page on Tropicbird Identification in detail
• A discussion of apparent hybrid white geese, with emphasis on difficult birds at Crespi Pond
• A photo analysis of an odd juvenal Herring Gull in MTY (possible vegae gull ruled out; just a crisp smithsonianus) with links to web resources on this topic
• "Kumlien's" Iceland Gull at Doheny SB, Orange Co., CA, 13 Feb 1999 [a controversial bird that I believe is a "Kumlien's" Iceland but with which others disagreed]
• A series of 7 pages on the identification of Nutting's Flycatcher, with special reference to the Santa Cruz bird in 2003, begins with an introductory page, and from there links will take you through the remaining pages of the set. It is recommended they be considered in order; each page is wordy with lots of photos
• Some comments on separating Blue-headed and Cassin's Vireos on loral contrast, among other thoughts
• A comparison of field marks between North American scrub-jays
• A photo discussion of i.d. problems with titmice at Lava Beds Na't Monument, Siskiyou Co., CA
• A "virtual field guide" identification page on Hutton's Vireo vs. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• A discussion of the little-known problem between some pale American Robins and vagrant Eyebrowed Thrush
• A photo discussion of an interesting wagtail at Big Sur River mouth with an exploration of the CBRC review process and eventual analysis by the world's experts on wagtails; also an introductory page to Monterey County wagtails with links to other occurrences
• A gallery of photos comparing apparent hybrid Indigo X Lazuli Bunting with typical examples of each (all in-hand birds banded by BSOL)
• Identification discussion of the range of variation in California Great-tailed Grackles, which special reference to the first nesting pairs of the this species in Monterey County