What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
New review items
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Gallery
New media
New comments
Search media
Reviews
New items
Latest content
Latest reviews
Latest questions
Brands
Search reviews
Opus
Birds & Bird Song
Locations
Resources
Contribute
Recent changes
Blogs
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
ZEISS
ZEISS Nature Observation
The Most Important Optical Parameters
Innovative Technologies
Conservation Projects
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is
absolutely FREE
!
Register for an account
to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Forums
Birding
Bird Identification Q&A
Brewer's Blackbird or Western Scrub-Jay? San Diego, CA
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Chris Benesh" data-source="post: 1573086" data-attributes="member: 6775"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I think that it would be good for everyone to review the shots posted by PONYRCR of juvenile Western Scrub-Jay (Post #13). The jay can be seen to be structurally different in shape than the mystery bird, and addition to having much bluer tones, already has the distinctive white throat and chest bib, surrounded by blue feathering typical of scrub-jays. This distinctive pattern is not remotely evident in the slightly older, mystery bird. The mystery bird is in preformative molt, and still retains some juvenile feathering. To my eyes at least, the iridescence on the fresh formative feathers looks much more like that of a Brewer's Blackbird than the bluish tones of a jay. </p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris Benesh, post: 1573086, member: 6775"] Hi All, I think that it would be good for everyone to review the shots posted by PONYRCR of juvenile Western Scrub-Jay (Post #13). The jay can be seen to be structurally different in shape than the mystery bird, and addition to having much bluer tones, already has the distinctive white throat and chest bib, surrounded by blue feathering typical of scrub-jays. This distinctive pattern is not remotely evident in the slightly older, mystery bird. The mystery bird is in preformative molt, and still retains some juvenile feathering. To my eyes at least, the iridescence on the fresh formative feathers looks much more like that of a Brewer's Blackbird than the bluish tones of a jay. Chris [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes...
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Birding
Bird Identification Q&A
Brewer's Blackbird or Western Scrub-Jay? San Diego, CA
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more...
Top
