#40596
May 9th, 2007 at 07:47 AM
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,183
|
OP
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,183 |
I'm here to test your legendary bird identification abilities. Today, I saw the cutest little bird and I'd like to know what it is. I'll see if I can get pics tomorrow morning. It was a small bird, tall and skinny. Maybe 6 inches tall? It had a brown head which faded into a pale, yellow breast. It's beak and eye-area were a dark brown/black. The wings were a matching dark brown/black (the undersides were a downy white), and the wingtips (only on the very end tip) were a brilliant red. The very edge of the tail feathers were a bright yellow. There were probably 6 of them in a tree and as I rushed home to get my camera, a bunch of people came out and started mowing/weedeating and scared them off. The only thing I could think of was a meadowlark but they have a brown ring on their neck and I don't think they have the colored wing-tips/tail. Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks!!
Sarah - Zone 5b/6
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,794
The Jedi
|
The Jedi
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,794 |
Terry
May the force be with you
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,183
|
OP
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,183 |
I'm not frequently in here, just thought he was the resident bird Identifier.
Terry! I'm so impressed!! That is it. And so quick!! What a cool bird. The girls will love being able to identify something other that "aunt Robin" birds. My sister's name is Robynn, so Robins are now called Aunt Robin's. Thank-you sooooo much!!
Sarah - Zone 5b/6
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 21,848
Hot Rod
|
Hot Rod
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 21,848 |
Thorn know alot about Birds......ha ha
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 16,245
TweetyBird
|
TweetyBird
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 16,245 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 6,521
The Bird Man
|
The Bird Man
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 6,521 |
It IS Cedar Waxwings. They and Bohemian Waxwings are the ONLY bird in North America with those markings. The red on the tips of the ACTUALLY IS WAX! It comes from the berries they eat. The red tips are not always present as the wax is constantly being worn off and replaced. Cedar Waxwings are said to be the MOST handsome bird in America. They ALWAYS occur in flocks of from about three to three hundred birds. They are SPECTACULAR and are the birds I look forward to seeing the most. I usually have about 100 in my yard for the whole month of MAY, but this year the freeze destroyed my Mulberry crop and very few have come, having nothing to eat in my yard. I've seen maybe 30 about a week or two ago and none since.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
|
|
|
Forums65
Topics14,312
Posts240,812
Average Daily Posts3
|
Members16,004
Most Online10,356 Nov 2nd, 2019
|
|
|
|