I was just at home for lunch when I looked out the kitchen window and saw a Green-tailed Towhee feeding on the ground with female cardinals and white-throated sparrows. The bird was intermediate in size between the two. It was a first year bird. Gray body and back with olive wings and tail, bright rufous cap, white throat and malar separated by gray. The bird was 8-10 feet away in a landscaped area next to the deck under an elevated platform feeder. By the time I went and got binoculars and moved outside for another look I could not relocate it. I will keep trying to relocate it and photograph it as well. Anyone is welcome to come to the house and try to find it. I can be reached at 812-987-6503 for directions. Gary Dorman New Albany, Floyd co. IN ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx