[Birdtalk] It's a starling (I think)

[Jim Bailey]

I think the consensus is wrong on the #1 bird. I don't know how a cowbird 
can be mistaken for a cassin's finch. I agree on the other 2 birds.

I'm going to dangle here in the wind with my opinion :-(

Fun quiz, Carol.

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cldavis at xmission.com>
To: <birdtalk at utahbirds.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:40 PM
Subject: [Birdtalk] It's a starling (I think)


>I finally decided to do an image search on Google for an immature starling
> and after a few non-ringers, I came up with an almost identical bird to 
> the
> #3 bird in the quiz.  Thanks to all who contributed their opinions--it was 
> a
> lot of fun!
>
> The concensus of opinion on the #1 bird seems to be Cassin's Finch and the
> #2 bird, Pygmy Nuthatch.  I guess the thing to remember in birding and in
> life itself is what appears to be a beautiful Northern Flicker may just
> turn out to be a European Starling. Here's the link:
>
> http://gunnarpettersson.com/mapparna/filerna.asp?mapp=225Stare
>
>
> Carol
> P. S. I could have sworn that was a flicker...
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