Pardon the facing away pic. It would not turn around and simply meandered up into the brush.
Anyone willing to venture a guess as to its ID would be appreciated.
Oh, it was bigger than the House Sparrows feeding around it.
Hack
This message was edited May 21, 2010 6:43 PM
Hard to tell from that shot...my best guess would be either a American Tree Sparrow or maybe a White-throated or White-crowned Sparrow. It will be back I'm sure of it.
Thanks Burd, I knew this ID would be an educated guess. But today I saw a male and a female Brown-headed Cowbird exactly where this bird was yesterday. So, I thinking it's a female Brown-headed Cowbird.
Hack
On second thought, I don't think this is a female B-h Cowbird. Here's the pic of the female B-h Cowbird I took today,
Their flanks don't look the same.
Oh, well, I'll probably never know what the mystery bird was. Maybe it will be back.
Hack
This message was edited May 22, 2010 8:23 AM
Maybe juv. Brown-headed Cowbird.
Resin
Yep, fairly certain juv. Brown-headed Cowbird, after seeing Ducbucln's pic here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=7817361
Resin
Hey, Resin, consider a juvy Starling, when I posted the pic on Daily Pics #322 and called it a juvy B-h Cowbird, HelloMissMary thought it looked like a juvy Starling.
Hack
After seeing the feather's on top of the back I went straight to sparrow's in my field guide. Was not able to come up with anything definite, the sparrows I mentioned are bigger than the HS but not by much.
Too much pattern on the wing for juv Starling, they're more uniformly grey
Resin
Thinks Resin, since this photo I have snapped some juvenile Starlings, this is not a starling. I'm going with juvy Cowbird.
Hack
This is definately some species of sparrow....note the short, stubby body configuration, the coloration/pattern on the wings and the short tail feathers. Without a clear side or front shot of it's head it will be almost impossible to know which sparrow.
The B-H Cowbird and Starlings have a more elongated body configuration and a longer tail.
