skullygirl
New member
hi all,
i am a baffled beginner birder
ok, so i was mountain biking here in connecticut yesterday, and i saw a blue bird that i don't recall seeing before. it was maybe about 6" tall, standing in some dry grass all by itself, on the edge of a wooded area that opened onto a reservoir. the bird had smooth, solid coloring: a blue body, grey belly, possibly a bit o' gray toward the bottom of the wings.
i checked my sibley's AND some bird ID websites, but am still baffled. the illustration that looks most like my bird IS the mountain blue bird, except i feel my bird may have been a tinge darker blue, and my bird doesn't exactly fit the habitat as described for the mountain blue bird. the indigo bunting habitat may be more in line with what i saw, plus the illustration (and moreso, some photos i saw) of the indigo bunting, represent a much chubbier bird than the one i saw.
i guess i'm leaning toward the mountain bluebird, but i am skeptical to call it. . . seeing that it is an uncommon in connecticut, especially given our altitude.
help!! . . . any thoughts?
thanks
i am a baffled beginner birder
ok, so i was mountain biking here in connecticut yesterday, and i saw a blue bird that i don't recall seeing before. it was maybe about 6" tall, standing in some dry grass all by itself, on the edge of a wooded area that opened onto a reservoir. the bird had smooth, solid coloring: a blue body, grey belly, possibly a bit o' gray toward the bottom of the wings.
i checked my sibley's AND some bird ID websites, but am still baffled. the illustration that looks most like my bird IS the mountain blue bird, except i feel my bird may have been a tinge darker blue, and my bird doesn't exactly fit the habitat as described for the mountain blue bird. the indigo bunting habitat may be more in line with what i saw, plus the illustration (and moreso, some photos i saw) of the indigo bunting, represent a much chubbier bird than the one i saw.
i guess i'm leaning toward the mountain bluebird, but i am skeptical to call it. . . seeing that it is an uncommon in connecticut, especially given our altitude.
help!! . . . any thoughts?
thanks