Jim,
Except for the size that is a pretty good description of a Phoebe.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
---- MICHAEL SPEICHER <> wrote:
> Seen at 0900 today, Sunday:
>
> Cream colored or yellow breast w/o markings. Uppers
> were dark, w/head seeming darker. If wingbars were
> present they weren't prominent. Bill seemed average
> sized and not heavy. Tail was twitching & also dark
> w/o apparent white at tip or edges. Size - i always
> have trouble with this - it wasn't a large bird,
> certainly well under 7 inches...
>
> Behavior other than tail twitching: it would perch in
> low bushes surrounding a drainage pond then fly down
> out of sight brefly before returning to the same or a
> neaby bush, and therefore not necessarily the same
> perch every time. Never saw actual feeding, but i was
> not close & had only my 8 x 40 bins.
>
> Location is close to Burkittsville in FRED CO at the
> Seventh Day Adventist church near the intersection of
> MD 17 and Picnic Woods Road. The SDA church is
> actually on Arnold Rd so don't confuse it with the
> nearby protestant church. Here's a map, assuming
> TINYURL.COM has down it's amazing thing:
> http://tinyurl.com/yd6ck4
>
> If you are in the area with a spotting scope it might
> be worth a look. I flushed the bird to the line of
> trees along MD 17, but didn't pursue it further so it
> will, hopefully, come back to the drainage pond. I'm
> available and can offer directions; contact me offlist
> & i'll provide my phone #.
>
> Banded bird:
> Is anyone aware of banding of Juncos with a single
> blue leg band (left leg)? I think that's what i
> obbserved at my feeder about a week ago.
>
> ECD:
> I've been looking for the Eurasian Collared Dove at
> Stadler's Nursery off US 340 the past several weekends
> incl this morning without luck. I stopped at the
> nursery to inquire last SAT (11/25?), but they were
> vague about its recent appearances...
>
> Jim Speicher
>
>
>
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