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mar3148
Friday 12th May 2006, 16:22
I joined this morning because I have seen a bird this morning that I have never seen in my back yard before.
I live in Brentwood TN a suburb of Nashville.
The bird was hanging out at the feeder with other common house finches. It was grey, I suppose female. The surprise was when it turned around it had white fluffy eye brows just on the inside of each eye, in other words it didn't go all the way across the top of the eye. I have tried looking it up in 7 books but can not find it. Is it by some chance a baby that has not lost all of it's down?
I have a back yard that birds seem to love. I have counted over 30 sitting in a tree all at one time, many different kinds. Even my blue jays get along with everyone. Unfortunatly I have never had many surprises, just the more common flitters.

KCFoggin
Friday 12th May 2006, 17:10
Hi Mar and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum :t:

Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak? Female Purple Finch? Those are the first two that come to my mind although they are more a dull brown than grey but it could have been the way the light was shining? Let us know if you figure it out.

Katy Penland
Friday 12th May 2006, 18:18
Hi, Mar! Another warm welcome to you from BirdForum!

Fritz73
Friday 12th May 2006, 20:02
Hola Mar and welcome from Argentina.

Mark Bruce
Saturday 13th May 2006, 04:00
Hi mar,a warm welcome to you and good to have you with us.