PDA

View Full Version : Mystery Bird ID

Grousemore
Thursday 21st April 2005, 23:10
Anyone know what this is?
Tim Allwood
Thursday 21st April 2005, 23:16
Meadowlark Trev?

Tim
Andrew Rowlands
Thursday 21st April 2005, 23:16
Size estimate Trevor? Looks ~7 or 8 inches long?

Andy.
Tim Allwood
Thursday 21st April 2005, 23:17
'eastern' Meadowlark? ;)
Katy Penland
Friday 22nd April 2005, 00:26
Agree with Tim. The head pattern could be any number of sparrow species, but those primaries are Eastern Meadowlark.
Grousemore
Friday 22nd April 2005, 02:56
Eastern Meadowlark it is...I'm flabbergasted,thought it was difficult, had back-up pics for further clues...
Perhaps I've underestimated this Allwood character ;)
WANIPIGOW
Friday 22nd April 2005, 08:10
Bairds Sparrow
Bluetail
Friday 22nd April 2005, 10:46
Brilliant, Tim. How the hell do you tell Eastern Meadowlark from Western on a view like that?
CJW
Friday 22nd April 2005, 10:58
He knew Trevor was in Florida?
Bluetail
Friday 22nd April 2005, 11:00
Duh! Hadn't spotted that!
Tim Allwood
Friday 22nd April 2005, 12:01
He knew Trevor was in Florida?

great minds think alike Chris!

wasn't sure of wintering range.... western comes pretty far across the states in the south.

Tim
Ghostly Vision
Friday 22nd April 2005, 14:20
Snipe?
lou salomon
Friday 22nd April 2005, 15:42
Snipe?...good one, sean.
incredibly, how you got that on first shot, tim.
Tim Allwood
Saturday 23rd April 2005, 21:47
...good one, sean.
incredibly, how you got that on first shot, tim.

not that impressive Lou!

was fortunate (!) enough to spend 10-15 mins looking at an Eastern Meadowlark (Rio Lagartos, Yucutan, Mexico) in the exact same position and seemingly unwilling to turn around. Instantly bought back memories.

Tim