[Birdnet] That solved my mystery bird in Francis 01-26-09...

[Glenda Cotter]

I also saw and photographed Shelly Spencer's Rusty Blackbird in Francis
on Saturday, though it's a very distant and not terribly helpful photo.
And like Gary Nunn I concluded I was seeing a lone and slightly
oddly-plumaged Brewer's Blackbird, though Rusty Blackbird got a fair
amount of consideration before I dismissed it. Cool to see such
excellent documentation! Thanks, Shelly. 
 
The birding on Lower River Road was fabulous, the day beautiful, and it
was fun to see all you birders (you know who you are)!
 
Glenda Cotter
Salt Lake City

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On Jan 26th I also saw the same bird photographed by Shelly Spencer in
Francis. After some Evening Grosbeaks cleared out of some chokecherry
about 1.5 miles down Lower River Road I caught sight of a blackbird
sized bird deep in some tangled bushes, no amount of pishing could bring
it out but the pale eye and pale rufous eyebrow were evident as it
peered back at me. It flew to another tangle and I could see it was
quite rufous overall in plumage almost reminscent of a small dark
thrasher or giant bewick's wren. That was my last view, my thought at
the time was a lone Brewer's Blackbird eking out an existence in a very
strange place - I should have known better from the rufous plumage and
distinctive eyebrow marking evident in the deep shade of the tangle.
With all the action going on and my all out hunt for Bohemian Waxwing, I
gave up and moved on...

Congratulations to Shelley on great documentation!

Gary Nunn
Ahwatukee, AZ
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