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Jug Bay Mystery Bird

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Cathryn Reid

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Cathryn Reid

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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:29:39 -0700

I give up, I am stumped. Last weekend I went to Jug Bay for the first time and have a lovely albeit freezing time.  I cam across a couple of birds that I could not identify - everyone was fluffed up agaisnt the cold and not singing so I was a bit flummoxed about the new birds I saw, anyway the one that is making me crazy was a small warblery type bird that at first glance I thought it was a black and white warbler but when he turned around full face in my binoculars he had a fluffy yellow spot on either side of his breast and one on his head (crown), all fluffed against the bitter cold wind he looked as though he had 3 little yellow pompoms stuck on him; he was rather small - larger than a chickadee but not as big or perhaps the same lenght but not as robust as a titmouse and his feet were more towards the middle of his tum, he was clearly streaked black and white, chin quite light and a trim little pointy insect-eating black beak, not short, not overly long. He was
 snoofling around fairly low on branches. black feet and eyes as well; l did not hear him make any sounds unfortunately, if he did, it was carried away by the wind, which was pretty brutal. I was thinking he must be someone molting into his spring get-up and so was not quite finished getting dressed, so to speak and that wasmaking him harder to ID given that he was fluffed up as well.  Can anyone give me a clue what the little guy might have been?  Must go back there, the place is gorgeous and only about 15 minutes away. Thanks.
  Cat Reid
  Rose Haven

       
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