Looking at it more carefully I agree with Joe, and David’s agreement. As with most things, the best way to get an answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer. Murphy’s law.
Steve Rash Denver Co. > On Sep 26, 2020, at 11:52 AM, Joe Roller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Appears to be a Hermit Thrush, based on dark markings on chest and lack of > buff on face. > Joe Roller, Denver > >> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 11:44 AM Steven Rash <[email protected]> wrote: >> Appears to be a Swainson's Thrush, which belongs to the same family as >> Robins here in America do. The other one of these that you will run into >> more commonly is the Hermit Thrush which can be distinguished from >> Swainson's by its rust-colored tail. >> >> Hope that is helpful! >> >> Happy birding, >> >> Steve Rash >> Denver Co. >> >>> On Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 11:30:29 AM UTC-6 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> I’m totally new at this, so maybe I should be able to ID this. But using my >>> app and my books… I’m not having much luck beyond some kind of sparrow? >>> >>> Some further info: it’s been hanging out deep in the evergreen tree. It >>> perched on the fence once, long enough for me to see that it’s about >>> robin-sized. I didn’t get any pictures of its body, but it’s uniformly >>> drab/buff color. No distinctive stripes on or around wings. This is part of >>> what’s throwing me off. All the birds in my books seem to have much more >>> striping or color variation on their body and/or wings. Haven’t managed to >>> get a good look at it in flight. (Sorry I couldn’t get a picture of its >>> body!) >>> >>> Thanks!! >>> >>> Amy Roberts >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b55b8bb0-0816-4cd8-bec6-ef711d53b504n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/C2F07CBE-22CB-4616-AC79-777A239D9DF5%40gmail.com.
