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did you notice any interesting behavior as the bird was perched? if it was a 
phoebe as Larry predicted, it should have been wagging  its tail up and down 
while perched. did you hear it call?
kristi
 
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From: Diane Bumpass <dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:18:39 -0500
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Help with Bird ID


Today in the James River Park I saw a bird who looked a lot like a wood peewee, 
but my bird guide indicates that flycatchers aren't in this area in winter.  He 
looked a bit larger than the flycatcher sizes listed in my guide, maybe as 
large as a robin.  Many flycatchers seemed to have some yellow, but I saw no 
yellow.  He had a beautiful, broad white breast and throat.  His bill was 
narrow and dark.  The books indicated a light lower bill, but I wasn't able to 
see any lighter color there.  His eyes were dark and I didn't see an eye ring.  
His back and the top of his head were medium gray.  He had a long, narrow tail. 
 I thought I saw horizontal stripes (a dark black stripe about two inches from 
the bottom), but I'm not sure it wasn't a shadow.