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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:23
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Mountain Chickadee
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ID bird head
Hello again,
I decided to behead this guy/gal in photoshop and see if you could identify it from the head. The picture was taken in USA. Good luck, Michael |
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:25
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Black-headed Grosbeak?
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:27
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Bobolink.....(no field guide handy so probably wrong!)
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:29
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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1st Winter male Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:32
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"The picture was taken in USA"
Hmmm . . . . methinks Michael W is being a bit devious here - we know from past threads he's done some birding in the eastern US as well as living out west . . . And I see a hint of pinkish tone to the bill, with not much contrast in tone between the upper & lower mandibles . . . I'm going to go for 1st winter male Rose-breasted Grosbeak Michael
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:33
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Dang! CJ's beat me to it, by not writing so much!!
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 20:37
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Come off it, I was 3 minutes in front of you!
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 21:15
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It wasn't there when I started my reply!
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 21:20
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Good job guys! Spud got this one right. I have attached the whole picture for confirmation, although I wouldn't know the difference.
 Maybe one of you will know.Michael Frankis, you're right in thinking that I was being devious. I hoped that it might be mixed up with the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. From the picture, I don't know if it is possible to tell the difference. Sorry... Michael |
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Tuesday 21st October 2003, 23:37
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Nope, Spud is right. Again.
RBG would have more streaking across the breast. The contrasting white throat is a bit of a worry though - I would have expected Black-headed to have a more buffy throat. |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2003, 00:53
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Black-Headed Grosbeak usually resides more in the western part of Canada, the US and most of Northern Mexico.
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