Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:50:23 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Mary Huebner Subject: Re: Mystery Bird ID? In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > I think it may be an immature male Red-Wing. I'm looking at Sibley's, > and the bird in the box is probably closest to it. It does have red on the shoulder and under the throat is either orange or red (it looked more red on closer inspection). Thanks for all the help. I was hoping it would be some 'common' rareity too, Glen, but I don't guess that is the case, darn it! 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 > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================