Talk about FAST response times! So it's a female painted bunting. And an especial thanks to those who added in tips on recognizing these birds. Those are the value. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: bird ID - this has had me flummoxed for two weeks Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 16:10:06 -0500 From: Monte <monte.phillips@xxxxxxxxx> To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ...two weeks and 5 books to be exact. ;) care to take a stab at it. don't let the shadows confuse. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PYydtxEPQKNSF8GJkEEdN9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink -- Monte Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner