Eastern Phoebe? (U.S - Central Ohio) (1 Viewer)

kelton325

Member

• Mar 11, 2007

• #1

Took the following pic on a morning hike in Central Ohio - is this an Eastern Phoebe? It also resembles a Mockingbird except for the head shape I think...

Thanks!

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Mar 11, 2007

• #2

It's resemblance to a Mockingbird isn't coincidental, I'd suggest.

 

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nctexasbirder

young birder

• Mar 11, 2007

• #3

an Eastern Phoebe would be darker, i would think, and differently shaped. A Northern Mockingbird.

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Mar 11, 2007

• #4

Yes, your bird is a Northern Mockingbird - look out for a smaller bird with a smaller bill, notched tail that it dips up and down, no white wingbars or outer tail-feathers (as NoMo has), and as nctexasbirder says - darker.