Liz: A quick glance at the 2011 edition of the National Geographic field guide indicates that a largish, long-tailed wren with a white belly can only be a Bewick's Wren. It almost looks like that bird has white on the side of the tail, which would clinch it as being a Bewick's Wren. If this bird was found in San Antonio, people would glance at it, call it a Bewick's Wren, and go on.
Hope this helps. Later! Steve Stevan Hawkins San Antonio TX -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Liz Stanley Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam Yesterday I noticed this bird on my feeders, which appears to be a type of wren. We had a lengthy discussion on the Minnesota Birding Facebook page about it and I was curious if anyone here has an opinion on what it might be. While the camera does capture high quality images, of course it would be much better to have additional views of the bird, which I unfortunately didn't get (not for lack of trying.) http://www.pbase.com/image/152304186 Any comments are appreciated! -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
