I would love to hear any new opinions, or whether anyone has gone looking
today. I was considering heading up after work (early).
Thanks all,
Richard Edden,
Owings Mills (but currently in the city), MD
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:10 PM, jugbayjs <JugBayJS...> wrote:
> Hi Peter - thanks for the info! This is very exciting, and given the
> recent spat of rarties elsewhere, some possibly due to Hurricane Irene etc.
> I think it is highly unlikely but who know? There is a Crested Caracara in
> NJ now, first reported last weekend. I looked at the pics, and think it is
> hard to conclude, despite very good quality of a couple of them. There
> does appear to be white behind the eye, but it is hard to say how much or
> what shape it may have. Your description sounds good, but the photo does
> not show the extent of it. The bill length looks long in one photo, but ...
> normal in others (at least to me). The tail could be telling, since it is
> fanned and can be used for some hummers to identify them. But I can't blow
> up the photo clearly enough to see the pattern well, it gets blurry when I
> try so I can't tell. Maybe someone with some picture software can do more
> than what I had to work with. I was thinking of going out to try tomorrow
> but will wait, given the uncertainty for me and since no one else has
> weighed in yet. I have never been there and it seems like it may be a
> challenge to get to the site if it involves rush hour! But I LOVE hummers
> and if it is not a Ruby Throat I will definitely give it a try at some
> point tomorrow!
>
> Thansk again, and Cheers-
> Jeff Shenot
>
> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:37:06 PM UTC-4, Peter Lev wrote:
> > Matt Hafner very kindly sent me a personal email asking if the
> photographed bird could be a Ruby-throated. Everyone should take a close
> look at Derek�s pictures and see what they think before rushing out to see
> this bird. I haven�t done so yet, but I should have done it before I sent
> out tonight�s post.
> >
> > If that is the case, I apologize for letting my enthusiasm get the
> better of me. It�s important to get other people on a potentially good
> bird (being too cautious can be a problem), but it�s also a good idea to
> get expert help early.
> >
> > Peter Lev
> > Baltimore
>
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