While Flame-colored Tanager would have been WAY cooler, I stand
corrected.

There was something about the bill that bothered me, but the size
seemed small for a blackbird.



Kevin Karlson wrote:
> Ian and Denny,
>
> Not a mystery at all. It is a typical juvenile male Yellow-headed
> Blackbird. I have supplied a link to a photo on my website of a similar
> juvenile male Yellow-headed in flight
> http://www.kevinkarlsonphotography.com/gallery/v/Songbirds/Icterids/Yellow-headed+Blackbird_+juvenile+flight_+BC_+July.jpg.html.
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Karlson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Paulsen" <birdbooker at ZIPCON.NET>
> To: BIRDWG01 at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:45:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [BIRDWG01] mystery bird
>
> HI ALL:
> I saw an ID request on another listserver and thought someone here would
> have an answer. The mystery bird photos are here:
>
> http://www.granstrand.net/gallery/new
>
> The bird is in the first five photos.
>
> sincerely
> --




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