Hello tweets,

the most recently demystified mystery bird was a hatching-year bird of unknown sex of Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/11/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_83.php

To read Rick's interesting essay about distinguishing this species form other Carpodacus finches, and to age (but not sex!) this species, please refer back to that link.

courtesy of photographer, Joseph Kennedy, here's today's mystery bird for you to identify;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/11/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_58.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC