This evening in the last of the light I ventured out to fill my feeders. A
little bird I hadn't seen skulking on the ground scurried over to my brush
pile, and with bare eyes I could see heavy breast striping. I first thought it
must be a Song Sparrow but something about it rubbed me wrong so I ran back
inside to get my bins. In the dark (around 4:50 with light snow falling) I
couldn't get much of the bird other than to eliminate any of the normal
suspects for this time of year, so I ran back again for my camera. I popped a
few flash shots and saw to my amazement that it was an Ovenbird picking around
under my feeders: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9047968@N02/
I scattered a handful of freeze-dried waxworms & hope the little guy finds
them. Not a good night for a bird that should be in a much warmer place by
now- forecasted low of 6° F.
Enjoy- Bill Schmoker, Longmont
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