Hello all,

I'm quite new to birding so bear with me! I saw a bird this morning that
I'm not able to identify (I'm in Columbia City). The bird was perching at
the very top of a large tree in my neighbor's yard. It hung out for at
least 20 minutes after I noticed it, and was still there when I left the
house. An hour and a half later, when I got home, it returned to the same
spot for a few minutes.

The bird had very similar coloring to a Robin, but the breast was more
orange. No streaking. Straight yellow beak. It seemed at least 1.5 - 2x
larger than a Robin, and huskier. Behavior was peering around and preening,
and completely silent. The size when I first noticed it made me think it
was a hawk, but when I pulled out my binoculars I saw that the beak was
long and straight.

Unfortunately I was not able to get a photo. Any thoughts? Or was I simply
seeing an extremely large Robin?

Thanks in advance!

Sarah Atwood
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