Wow, thank you all for advising me on the Brown Thrasher, which I believe it really is. The yellow eye and the wing bars are real clear indicators. I will try to get another picture of it with a better view of the beak. Carol
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:05 PM, Chris R. Pelkie <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I’ll buy that. I didn’t see the expected downcurve until you pointed > it out, but the yellow eyes are probably more definitive (and the > wing-bars). > ______________________ > > Chris Pelkie > Information/Data Manager; IT Support > Bioacoustics Research Program > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > <https://maps.google.com/?q=159+Sapsucker+Woods+Road+%0D%0AIthaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > Ithaca, NY 14850 > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/ > > On Apr 16, 2018, at 11:55, Geo Kloppel <[email protected]> wrote: > > The bill looks foreshortened because of this pose, but note that it’s all > dark, down-curved and quite pointy. The breast and flanks have streaks > rather than spots; the eye is yellow. The whole color scheme is right for > Brown Thrasher, even down to the white wing bars, which you won’t see on > any of our Thrushes. > > -Geo > > > On Apr 16, 2018, at 10:39 AM, Carol Cedarholm <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does anyone know what kind of thrush this is. Was in my backyard the last > few days foraging on the ground. I have definitely had 2 hermit thrushes, > but this one looks redder with bolder spots on the breast. Thanks, Carol > <Thrush 2.jpg> > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
