As I was leaving my house early this morning, I saw a bird on the ski rack of my car that I am having difficulty identifying. Here goes my best pre-coffee, 7am description. It was the size of a black-capped chickadee with all light gray (no bars) on its wings and back and a white belly with buff sides AND (this is where I am thrown off) a tail with a yellow mark on the back. The tail section looked A LOT like that of a waxwing. The tail was white with darker strips with the yellow tip. It had a thin, pointy beak like a chickadee and a bit of a tuft on its head like a flycatcher (though it was rainy so it could have been puffed up). The behavior this bird was exhibiting is what really caught my attention. It was bobbing up and down, like a dipper. If I didn't know better, I would think it was a chickadee, waxwing, dipper, flycatcher hybrid!!
AND of course, I could not find my camera until after the bird flew!! I hate that when you must decide between watching the bird and finding the camera!! If I see it again, the camera is nearby and I'll get a pic up. Julia Bond South Boulder (Martin Acres) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
