Mystery Bird ID (1 Viewer)

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Apr 3, 2004

• #1

Can anyone ID this?
Clues will be available if necessary.

 

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Michael Frankis

conehead

• Apr 3, 2004

• #2

Red-winged Blackbird from the Florida trip? - do I see just a hint of red on the shoulder there? The stance looks about right.

Michael

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Apr 3, 2004

• #3

Got to concur with Michael there.

Jason

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Apr 3, 2004

• #4

That was my first choice as well given the perch on the edge of the branch and the slight color on the right shoulder.

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Apr 3, 2004

• #5

You're all correct,Red winged Blackbird it is.
The ID skills on the Forum are more impressive than ever,I thought this might be difficult!

 

Strix

Well-known member

• Apr 13, 2004

• #6

Grousemore said:

You're all correct,Red winged Blackbird it is.
The ID skills on the Forum are more impressive than ever,I thought this might be difficult!

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Well, it's a fairly common bird across most of the continent, and that's a classic pose for it too. You're going to have to pick something more obscure to fool us.

 

Alastair Rae

London birder

• Apr 13, 2004

• #7

Grousemore said:

You're all correct,Red winged Blackbird it is.
The ID skills on the Forum are more impressive than ever,I thought this might be difficult!

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The funny thing with this was, I knew it was RWB without even knowing where in the world you'd taken it. And the first two answers came from Europe too.

 

Charles Harper

Régisseur

• Apr 13, 2004

• #8

Yeh, I knew it was a redwing before you posted it, Grousemore.

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Apr 13, 2004

• #9

Alastair Rae said:

. And the first two answers came from Europe too.

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I'll definitely find a more difficult one before long after all this crowing!

I actually posted it deliberately late night UK time,so some of our USA buffs could have a go,but the best laid plans...

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Apr 13, 2004

• #10

Charles Harper said:

Yeh, I knew it was a redwing before you posted it, Grousemore.

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Nice one!