tupelo080135
Birding is a way of life
Hi there to all, I have just been to Disney Nature Reserve just off Ponciana Blvd. It was quite good but lacked numbers of birds. I got a few lifers and was happy enough , when a bird appeared high in a pine tree. It looked all black and about the size of a Skylark. I could not get a good look as it was very elusive. Everytime I moved for a better look , it moved behind a giant Fir Cone. Anyway I got a a good look after fifteen minutes stalking but have no idea what it is. So help please.
Finch looking but about Skylark size. Noticabley bigger than the many yellow rumped warblers about I would say slightly smaller than Loggerhead Shrike. The back and front were heavily streaked and dark. Allot darker than anything I have seen. The head was grey to black with a yellow face. The face had a light grey patch on cheeks. The bill was like finch. It was quite long like the larger warblers in shape. Long like a large warbler but finch in appearance. What I mean is bulky like a finch but moved about like a large warbler. The streaking was very strong and white or light. It stood out all over the body top and bottom. It was very secretive and stayed at the top of the pine tree amoungst the pine cones. Sounds strange but that is what I saw. Have checked the books and cant see it. HELP
My first Brown headed Nuthatch today and my first Downy Woodpecker. Also great views of two Bald Eagles playing high above me.
Finch looking but about Skylark size. Noticabley bigger than the many yellow rumped warblers about I would say slightly smaller than Loggerhead Shrike. The back and front were heavily streaked and dark. Allot darker than anything I have seen. The head was grey to black with a yellow face. The face had a light grey patch on cheeks. The bill was like finch. It was quite long like the larger warblers in shape. Long like a large warbler but finch in appearance. What I mean is bulky like a finch but moved about like a large warbler. The streaking was very strong and white or light. It stood out all over the body top and bottom. It was very secretive and stayed at the top of the pine tree amoungst the pine cones. Sounds strange but that is what I saw. Have checked the books and cant see it. HELP
My first Brown headed Nuthatch today and my first Downy Woodpecker. Also great views of two Bald Eagles playing high above me.