I know this sounds ridiculous, but at my home in North Bay on Monday i was
able to well-identify an immature Curve-billed Thrasher. I had seen it briefly
the day before here, also. It might be that the terrible winds etc. of southern
US., in particular Tennessee, could have moved it away from its normal
haunts.?
Every aspect of it fit that bird’s identity - the pure brown back, the
curved bill, the very long tail, the size (about 10 or 11 inches), the white
belly (with a few splotches noted by my wife); no ring about the eye, nor
streaks upon the back! Maybe others along the northerly route had a similar
experience? Unfortunately I did not have time to take a photo? I have pored
over my bird books, and could come to no other conclusion. My best view with
my binos was from a distance of about 30 feet!
Thought I should pass this on to someone “important”!
Richard Tafel
Check - Swiss Referendums - on my Direct Democracy blog:
at - http://youcancontrolyourgovernment.blogspot.com/
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