[va-richmond-general] Re: Help with Bird ID
- From: botnizn@xxxxxxx
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:21:46 -0500
did you notice any interesting behavior as the bird was perched? if it was a
phoebe as Larry predicted, it should have been wagging its tail up and down
while perched. did you hear it call?
kristi
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Bumpass <dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:18:39 -0500
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Help with Bird ID
Today in the James River Park I saw a bird who looked a lot like a wood peewee,
but my bird guide indicates that flycatchers aren't in this area in winter. He
looked a bit larger than the flycatcher sizes listed in my guide, maybe as
large as a robin. Many flycatchers seemed to have some yellow, but I saw no
yellow. He had a beautiful, broad white breast and throat. His bill was
narrow and dark. The books indicated a light lower bill, but I wasn't able to
see any lighter color there. His eyes were dark and I didn't see an eye ring.
His back and the top of his head were medium gray. He had a long, narrow tail.
I thought I saw horizontal stripes (a dark black stripe about two inches from
the bottom), but I'm not sure it wasn't a shadow.
Other related posts:
