What the heck is this?
My fans are going to start recognizing my unique photographic style (ahem) but still this is a mystery bird. 
In my yard for about a week now. Could NOT figure out what it was. Poured over the internet, Sibley, Peterson . . . no clues. The best I could come up with was Fox Sparrow but I was NOT happy with that. It would have had to be a weird fox sparrow -- just not right! Look at all the white spots all over it. It's weird.
But, today, I got a clue!
The little darling was in my front yard . . . for just a second. It was hanging with two California Towhees and a Spotted Towhee.
I mulled over it all day (I'm sure my boss is glad to know that while teaching math, I'm mulling over odd birds in my yard). Finally, it dawns on me . . . what if it's a juvenile Spotted Towhee. So, I google "juvenile spotted towhee" and voila . . .
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link (this one in particular cracks me up -- I'm thinking I'll know soon if my bird starts looking absolutely BIZARRE that I'm spot on (get it!).
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So, what do you think? Am I right? Can you even tell with the horrendous quality of my photos? Comments? Ideas? Opinions?
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In my yard for about a week now. Could NOT figure out what it was. Poured over the internet, Sibley, Peterson . . . no clues. The best I could come up with was Fox Sparrow but I was NOT happy with that. It would have had to be a weird fox sparrow -- just not right! Look at all the white spots all over it. It's weird.
But, today, I got a clue!
The little darling was in my front yard . . . for just a second. It was hanging with two California Towhees and a Spotted Towhee.
I mulled over it all day (I'm sure my boss is glad to know that while teaching math, I'm mulling over odd birds in my yard). Finally, it dawns on me . . . what if it's a juvenile Spotted Towhee. So, I google "juvenile spotted towhee" and voila . . .
link
link
link
link
link (this one in particular cracks me up -- I'm thinking I'll know soon if my bird starts looking absolutely BIZARRE that I'm spot on (get it!).
link
So, what do you think? Am I right? Can you even tell with the horrendous quality of my photos? Comments? Ideas? Opinions?
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4 comments:
Overall shape compares well with the pics, but I really don't have a clue because we don't get them here!
OH, man....I can't even tell ya. But all this year's baby birds should be in adult plumage now.
It looks like a cross between a robin and a towhee.
;)
Is there any color on it? It's really hard to tell. Have you tried this site http://www.whatbird.com/
It is one of the best
bird id sites
You know better what you saw, I can't really tell from those photos.
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