[obol] False-alarm Thrush and other yard birds
- From: Brandon Green <brandon.green18@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:50:05 -0700
Earlier this morning, I noticed a thrush with some buff coloring on the
throat eating ivy berries in my neighbor's yard. I initially thought that
I had lucked out with an early Swainson's. However, subsequent looks and
photos showed too much white on the breast, too much red on the tail, and
too much wing-flicking. Oh well, HERMIT THRUSH is still a nice yard bird.
While getting photos of this bird, I spotted a LINCOLN'S SPARROW in the
neighbor's shrubs. Other notables included OC WARBLER, RC KINGLET, and a
STELLER'S JAY (the latter is only present in my 'hood during migration).
Yesterday evening, I heard a few EVENING GROSBEAKS about a block down.
They typically visit my neighbor's cluster of silver maples in late
March/early April, but have not yet done so this year.
Brandon
Eugene
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