I have several Curve-Billed Thrashers and Crissal Thrashers that come to my feeders; but this one has me scratching my head. The coloring looks like a Curve-Billed Thrashers; but the bill is smaller and almost completely straight. Also, the eye color seems more yellow; whereas most of the Curve-Billed Thrashers I've seen have more of a yellow-orange eyes.
I'm wondering, is this a Curve-Billed that just had it's bill forget to curve? Or, have I just found a third type of thrasher?
Jane
Just for reference ... here's a picture of a Curve-Billed Thrasher.
And, here's a Crissal Thrasher.
The first "mystery thrasher" picture was heavily cropped in order to try to show the bird's details. It seemed a bit smaller than either of the other types of thrasher; but it was hard to judge it's size. It was sitting on the top of an old windmill ... here's an uncropped pic.
Maybe a juvenile Curve-billed? They have slightly shorter, less curved bills, and (from Sibley) can be fledged by April.
Resin
