Date: 12/20/12 8:52 am
From: Warblerick <ricksussman1955...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: mystery yard bird


On Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:02:22 AM UTC-5, Pat Valdata, Elkton wrote:
> I have a� bird at my feeder that I can't ID. It is feeding on the ground and at first glance I thought brownie purple finch, but it is lighter brown�than that and has no white eyebrow stripe. The bird is about the size of a junco, but stockier and with a short tail. It has a grayish brown head, buffy color on the back and rump, brown wings, no wing bars, a bit of white below the brownish throat and light brown streaks below that. Overall color is a light to medium brown.
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> Sorry I can't get a photo.
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> Pat Valdata
> Elkton

Brown-headed Cowbird?

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