Gosh I hate it when people don't tell me what I
Really want to know
And you say the call is distinct?
You couldn't just tell me what it is?
Cap is black you say?
Always moving
Through the
Brush?
In and out of sight?
Really great clues.
Darn it!
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Russ Namitz <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Paul~
This bird is usually a skulker, so the fact that you obtained a photo is
excellent. It is gray all over with a darker black cap. What you can't
see in the photo are the chestnut undertail coverts. It just barely makes
it into Oregon as a breeding species in the NE corner of the state though
one can usually see this species in migration at Malheur NWR. It has a
distinctive call, almost onomatopoeic, reminiscent of its mammalian
namesake.
Russ Namitz
Medford, OR
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From: pkmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Umpqua Birds] What is this?
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:59:53 -0700
CC: pkmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Does anyone have an idea what this is? Near Lake Coeur d’Alene in north
Idaho a couple weeks ago.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127702706@N08/sets/72157655849282970
Paul Meyer
