Subject: Request
Date: Mar 22 22:18:29 2004
From: Martyn Stewart - mstew at naturesound.org


I have a request from someone out on the east coast; can you ID these
feathers for him?



http://www.advancenet.net/~feldman/Feathers_by_back_door.jpg



He writes.......



This morning when I went out the back door with dog on leash and

> camera in hand, and as I opened the door there was a swirl of feathers

> under the storm door.

> It looked like the remains of a fight or kill.

>

> I snapped a shot of the pile and put it on my web site:

>

> http://www.advancenet.net/~feldman/Feathers_by_back_door.jpg

>

> My initial impression is that this is a blue jay, but the feeder close

> to our back door usually has doves and assorted smaller

> sparrow/finch-like birds. I'm new to the identification arts and

> sciences



Any ID's you give will have your full credit



Thank you



Martyn



Martyn Stewart

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