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["Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I found an unusual bird in a tree this morning. It had a distinctly reddish
breast, fading to white near the head. It was crested, and had a brownish
head with a black ring around the head, with a brownish to black upper part,
with some white stripes, and a white-tipped tail. I was wondering if it was
a cedar waxwing at first. It was going "dibidibidibi.". Then I decided it
was a blue jay. Lighting conditions in the morning can really alter the
appearance of a bird, and I remember that the dibi sound was an alternate
way the blue jay expresses itself, other than the usual crow-like
"biirrrp!". 

 

Jim Blowers