Subject: [Tweeters] Mystery bird at Nisqually Delta
Date: Feb 9 15:39:05 2009
From: Connie Sidles - constancesidles at gmail.com


Hey tweets, though at first sight this bird *looks* like a sparrow, in
reality I think it is the incredibly rare dwarf Bald Eagle, probably a
third-year bird, since only the head is white. Dwarf Bald Eagles, for
those who have never seen one, are more common around the nuclear
power plants in southern California - the same general area that
spawned "Them," the giant ants of film fame. Must be something in the
air down there that produces such rarities. - Connie, Seattle

constancesidles at gmail.com


On Feb 9, 2009, at 1:03 PM, Bob Sundstrom wrote:

> Ellen and tweeters,
>
> Looks like a Song Sparrow below the neck. I've never seen quite
> this white-headed pattern of leucism or partial albinism. I've had
> a Golden-crowned Sparrow at my feeders all winter with a nearly all
> white tail and tertials.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Blackstone" <ellen at 123imagine.net
> >
> To: "Tweeters Newsgroup" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:26 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Mystery bird at Nisqually Delta
>
>
>> Hi, Tweets,
>>
>> Can anyone identify this bird seen recently at the mouth of the
>> Nisqually River?
>> http://flickr.com/photos/47345049 at N00/3267478572/
>> Leucistic Fox Sparrow? Song Sparrow?
>> Taken by the daughter of Mark Schult (a non-Tweet). She said it was
>> flitting around near her and didn't seem afraid of people.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ellen Blackstone
>> Wedgwood, Seattle
>> ellen AT 123imagine DOT net
>>
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