FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Re: Mystery bird

["thelma hughes cumbie" <thelmahughescumbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could this bird be a young Blue Grosbeak?  Perhaps fledgling.

Tess Cumbie
Bakersville, NC  Mitchell Cnty.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Kretz 
  To: Bristol-Birds 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:23 PM
  Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Mystery bird


  Folks,
  Attached is a photo of a bird I found singing in a pine on top of Whitetop 
Mt. by the radio towers (above 5,000 ft.) this afternoon. Initially from a 
distance I thought it was a Junco, but the song was all wrong and it was blue 
vs. slate colored among other things. Then I thought perhaps it was an immature 
male Indigo Bunting molting from brown to blue (still my best guess). But 
again, the song didn't sound right for an Indigo Bunting either and there is 
white on the belly. Wish the photo was of better quality (light issues) and not 
so grainy (distance of about 75 feet to the tree top). Thoughts/suggestions are 
appreciated... Thanks....
  Richard Kretz
  Elk Garden, Russell Co., VA