Thanks everyone for participating in this game of "Making Sure Everyone on
OBOL Can ID a Female Brown-headed Cowbird." You all pass! I'm glad!
Seriously though, it's not even the first time I had a picture of a female
brown-headed cowbird I had to send to a friend who then had to tell me the
obvious. For some reason, I always forget that female BH Cowbirds look
nothing like males.
This ID makes a lot of sense. Especially if, as Roger Freeman said (in
seriousness I think) she was looking for a nest to drop some eggs in.
Otherwise, I'm just used to seeing them in the tops of trees, or up high.
Special thanks to Craig for the in-depth ID conversation. These are helpful
points to note.
Hannah
On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Hannah Fritz <hannah.fritz@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Almost exactly two years ago (5/19/14) I photographed this bird in a
scrubby, beachy area with mixed deciduous foliage along the Columbia River,
north of St. Helens (Columbia County) about 3 miles.
For some reason I always think of this bird photo and shake my head,
because the ID eludes me. Just for fun I thought I would put this photo out
on here and get an answer finally. I'm sure it's something simple anyways.
It was larger than a bushtit, alone as far as I could tell or hear, and
didn't make any sounds to go off of. It seems to have no wing barring or
marking of any kind. If only it had turned its head before flying off to
the deep underbrush!
Anyhow, someone finally help me lay this mystery to rest.
Hannah
