Subject: Re: help with bird ID
Date: Sep 25 12:46:22 1996
From: Rick Hudson - rhhudson at u.washington.edu


Possible winter wren?

> >Tweets -
> >
> >A coworker saw the following bird at her mixed-seed feeder (in Juanita),
> >and I can't help her with the identification. She says she's never seen
> >anything like it before, and she's lived here for 30 years or more.
> >
> >Beak - distinctly pointed, thin, "stuck on the front of the face", rather
> >than looking like a cohesive part of the head
> >
> >Tail - short, "stubby"
> >
> >Coloration - white from beak to tail (she thinks) underneath, light tan
> >on top, no streaking/mottling. Black streak on face (perhaps from eyes
> >back, or cheeks back). She didn't get a good look at the wings.
> >
> >Behavior - hoppy, skittish, wouldn't stay still even while feeding at
> >feeder ("kept pushing seeds off the feeder - argh!")
> >
> >Size - 4-5" from beak to tail, round and chubby.
> >
> >Thanks for any help you can give,
> >
> >Susan Collicott
> >camel at serv.net
> >Seattle, WA
> >
> >
>
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>