Thanks for the follow-up Glen. Are you sure you saw 2 birds that looked like
that? How big was it? Compared to a Song Sparrow? To an American Robin?
Did you see the green tail at the time, or just subsequently in the photos?
How about the blue on the wing?
Jeff
On Nov 1, 2015, at 7:55 PM, glen <gtaylor22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not a joke, I'm the one who had a brain freeze and just tonight uploaded
these photos. Taken in La Center, WA. Just uploaded all five photos I took.
Here's a link to a pic of the entire bush:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95273919@N05/22670767486/in/dateposted-public/
Didn't look like any common yellowthroat I've ever seen. As you can see the
tail moves with the bird. Glad I'm not the only one who was stumped. Just
wish I had better quality photos and details.
Thanks,
Glen Taylor
Subject: Re: [obol] Green tail ID help
From: jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 19:07:27 -0800
CC: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: gtaylor22@xxxxxxxxxxx
I have no idea what that is….Am I having a brain freeze? What I see is a
rather bright green tail, some blue on the wing, a back and crown that are
dull greenish with indistinct streaks, and a white face and throat, a white
ventral area, a dark eye, and a fairly thin bill.
I also don't recognize the vegetation.
Where is La Center Bottoms? Near La Center, Washington? or somewhere exotic?
Are you playing a little joke on OBOL?
Jeff Gilligan
On Nov 1, 2015, at 6:30 PM, glen <gtaylor22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I took this photo on June 29th at La Center Bottoms. Sorry, not great
quality. This bird was low in the bush (maybe 2' above the ground) at the
extreme range of my lens. Watched it for about 30 seconds, most of the time
with its back to me, when its twin joined it, coming up from below for about
5 seconds. Then they both flew into the grass underneath the bush, not to be
seen again. Long green tail, bluish gray back from top of head to tail,
darker on wings, completely white neck and underneath. Gray bill, black eye.
Hard to tell if there was any eyebrow or markings around eye. Please see link
below for pic:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95273919@N05/22071545334/in/dateposted-public/
I'm an avid but novice birder so any help with identification would be most
appreciated.
Thanks,
Glen Taylor
Newberg
