How about Clark's Nutcracker in bad light?...

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam
Sedgley
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:45 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Re: Mystery bird


When I first saw this picture, I immediately thought Amakihi (Hawaiian
honeycreeper) which is obviously not a possibility. But the bill is so
distinctly shaped. Considering the yellow-ish coloration with black and
white markings on the wings, how about an AMERICAN GOLDFINCH with
long-billed syndrome or simply with something in it's beak?

Just a thought. I agree with Gene and Richard that it definitely does
not *appear* to be a cowbird.

Adam Sedgley
adams at seattleaudubon.org

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Eugene
and Nancy Hunn
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:57 AM
To: Pterodroma at aol.com; tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Re: Mystery bird



No way that's a cowbird. Starling maybe.



Gene Hunn



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of
Pterodroma at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:26 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Mystery bird



That's a Brown-headed Cowbird?!!? Scheesch! That wasn't even on my
radar, thinking maybe oriole or wheatear or something truly alien.
Blurry, yes, weird photo, for sure, thus good quiz matter, if a cowbird
is indeed what it really is.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/angelapercival/mysterybirdeurekaca3
.jpg


Richard Rowlett

Bellevue (Eastgate), WA



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Subject: Re: Mystery bird
From: patriciacsmith AT comcast.net
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:03:18 +0000 (UTC)

Thank you all for your help! Most votes were for Veery but it
was a
brown-headed cowbird, which a couple of you suggested.

What a generousbunch! Thanks again.

Seattle, Washington
mailto: patriciacsmith AT comcast.net
Subject: re: mystery bird in Eureka, with link to photo

From: "Angela Percival" <angela AT stillwatersci.com>

Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:06:23 -0700
Oops, I must have forgotten the link to the photo of the mystery
bird in
Eureka, sorry.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/angelapercival/mysterybirdeurekaca3
.jpg

Angela Percival
Angela at Stillwatersci dot com
Cooper Point, Olympia, WA

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