Comments on: What IS That?

by: robin55

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:14:07 +0000

David Sibley has an interesting post about seeing birds on his blog : http://sibleyguides.blogspot.com keep scrolling down until you come to the shrike post.

by: robin55

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:25:20 +0000

I had a hard time signing on, but then made it. I guess they officially pulled the plug on the camera around 3:30 east coast time.

by: vireo

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:45:44 +0000

I can’t get to the web site anymore as of around 11:30 Sunday morning. They may be in the process of shutting it down.

by: vireo

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:15:40 +0000

I think you’re right — some kind of ghost-y sparrow in my shot above. I didn’t see the bird there when I was concentrating on the nuthatch, so it must have jumped in as the
camera was snapping a picture.

by: robin55

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:05:25 +0000

What is that revisited - Check this shot 43765 11/15. so cool !

by: elanus

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:13:01 +0000

Oh, and yeah, now that I look at vireo’s shot again, I’m thinking you’re right: Very sparrow-ish. House, Golden-crowned, or White-crowned? Note the longitudinal streaking on the back.

by: elanus

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:54:10 +0000

Wow, great work. Thanks for posting that shot. Definitely not a hawk. Glad that mystery is cleared up.

by: robin55

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:32:31 +0000

As a child one of my favorite things to do was to imagine the patterns on my bedroom curtains were various animals , flowers and bizarre bugs. It was the fifties, not known for great textile design,and what my Mother was thinking I’ll never know. I always had the most interesting dreams ! I knew this spot looked familiar and found it. See my photo 43064. I couldn’t get as close as leacox without getting a light distortion on half the shot, but the “hawk” is still there . oh well…

by: robin55

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:40:31 +0000

I’m not seeing a hawk, but that’s not to say it’s not there ! If I see leacox on line I’ll ask him/her to check the blog. I just LOVE vireo’s shot! I thought it looked like a towhee by the color. Maybe it’s a sparrow.