[va-richmond-general] Help with Bird ID: a bit more info
- From: "Diane Bumpass" <dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:50:05 -0500
I failed to mention that the bird had white wing bars. They weren't wide, but
that's why I said wood peewee instead of phoebe. Do phoebe's have bits of
white in the wings? The bird faced me head on the entire time I watched him,
so I didn't see his tail (thought I was hoping to observe this). He made not a
peep.
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From: botnizn@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:21 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Help with Bird ID
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
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From: Diane Bumpass <dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
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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.
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