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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 13, 2014

I can't figure out the bird in photo 1 (photo 2 is the same bird, but not as clear)
Wing bars and Habitat were wrong for Clark's Nutcracker (this was out on the mid-grass plains)
Wings seem too dark for Northern Mockingbird, but it is my best guess
There was a Loggerhead Shrike in the area (photos 3 & 4) but the mask is was obvious - mystery bird has no mask

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 13, 2014

pollengarden, I'm pretty sure 1 and 2 are pics of a (Northern) Mockingbird.

Here's one of mine.

Hack

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TheHackster Columbus, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 13, 2014

I cropped your pic #1 to get a better look and am 99% certain that it is a Northern Mockingbird. Like you, I don't see the two white wing-bars, but the typical white patch of the edge of the wing is definitely visible on your perched bird.

Hack

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jun 13, 2014

Ditto to Northern Mockingbird for #1-2, Loggerhead Shrike for #3-4

Resin

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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 14, 2014

Thank you all for confirming Northern Mockingbird.

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