Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:57:40 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Chris Starling Subject: Re: Mystery Bird ID? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed I believe immature male Red-Wings (that are young enough to still look like females) have rather pinkish (orange-ish) throats. I think sibley's shows this. Have you ruled that out? -chris >From: "Mary O. Huebner" >Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Mystery Bird ID? >Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:39:41 -0500 > >Denise, I don't think so. I saw it pruning and could see the orange >around the neck. I think that is one of its markings. > >Mary >-----Original Message----- >From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM]On >Behalf Of Denise Ryan >Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 10:17 AM >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Mystery Bird ID? > > >Could the bird have been eating orange or red berries that stained the >plumage? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On >Behalf Of Mary Huebner >Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 10:17 AM >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: [MDOSPREY] Mystery Bird ID? > > >I have a mystery bird in my driveway and need help with an ID. It is a >fairly large bird (about Cardinal size), looks like a juvenile sparrow >to me. It has a bold eye strip, black legs,and orange at the throat. >Its breast is very heavily marked. The feathering makes me think it is >a juvenile. It sort of looks like a female red-winged black bird, but >the orange at the throat has me puzzled. Appreciate help on this. > >Thanks, > >Mary Huebner >Little Orleans, MD > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= _________________________________________________________________ Cell phone ?switch? rules are taking effect ? find out more here. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/consumeradvocate.armx ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================