CLOSED: who am I?

I saw this bird in St.Petersburg, Florida while visiting relatives. It is smaller than a mockingbird. ---(A little smaller than a cardinal...?) It's not a great picture, but thought someone would perhaps recognize it.

it sure looks like a mockingbird to me.

I thought so at first, but it was probably only about 7".

could you tell if it had an eye ring? the only bird that comes close in my book is the Townsend's Solitaire.

here is a link to pictures: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=townsend%27s+solitaire&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

This message was edited Jan 2, 2009 11:03 AM

I agree, it's a Mockingbird. Maybe it's just young. That Townsend's Solitaire is only out west, anyway.

that's what i thought. couldn't find the TS in this area.

Looks like the Northern Mocker to me also: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=images+of+northern+mockingbird&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Range of Northern Mockingbird: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Northern_Mockingbird_dtl.html

I think Alabama is out of the range for the Townsend's Solitare: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Townsends_Solitaire_dtl.html

I have tons of mockingbirds here in Alabama, and they are much bigger. Maybe they just grow them smaller in Florida. haha

LOL, Julie! I visit my sister and family down in South Florida and the doves I see down there are so much larger and fatter than the ones here in Daytona Beach where I live!

If the bird in your photo is not the Mockingbird could it possibly be the Grey Catbird? Both in the same family and about the same size.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Gray_Catbird.html

more images: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=images+of+grey+catbird&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

No the Catbird has a dark grey cap that is not on this one.

It's a Northern Mockingbird. :-)

Looks like a mockingbird to me too

The squirrels in Florida are much smaller, too. I will just call it closed as a petite Mockingbird. haha

Julie ... maybe he just needs his own feeding station to fatten up, LOL.

The mockingbird is mocking me.