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~Colleen~
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Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
I saw this bird at my feeder the other day (sorry, no pic).
He was on the smaller side - like a Cowbird - all black except for a white bar on each wing.
I can't find him in any of my books  It's starting to make me wonder if he was just a figment of my imagination!
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Posted 7/13/07 10:18 AM  |
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
Sounds like a magpie.
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| Posted 7/13/07 10:32 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
He didn't have white anywhere other than the single bar on his wings. Magpies have a white belly. Plus I don't think they're on the east coast?
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| Posted 7/13/07 10:54 AM |
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LisaW
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
the only thing I can find is a lark bunting, but they are not in this area 
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| Posted 7/13/07 10:58 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
Similar...but the bar was more like a mockingbird bar - sideways across his wing.
So weird.
What search string ar you using?
I tried "black bird white bar wing" (and variations of) and came up with nothing.
Message edited 7/13/2007 11:10:06 AM.
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| Posted 7/13/07 11:09 AM |
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LisaW
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
I have a sibley's and an audobon field guide
Did you try whatbird.com? They have lots of options to enter for a search...
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| Posted 7/13/07 11:11 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
I hit that site last night...will have to go back and check it out again.
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| Posted 7/13/07 11:19 AM |
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
A lost Tri-Colored Blackbird? (they shouldn't be in this area)
This site is cool, too - it can help you decribe birds better to help you (or other people) help you identify!
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/birding123/identify/
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| Posted 7/13/07 12:34 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Bird Watchers - Help Me Identify a Bird
Very similar - minus the red - and this bird was a bit smaller.
Ugh, it's going to drive me insane! thanks for the link...
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| Posted 7/13/07 12:40 PM |
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