On 5/17/2014 9:36 PM, steve harley wrote:
On Sat, May 17, 2014, at 18:53, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Nope _ Stan had it - Rose-breasted grosbreak. The towee I know well
from Maine (and elsewhere) . Confusion understandable at a glance, but
note the very white bit on his front and the magenta tone to the color.
Their size and chubbiness is similar
with due respect, i am going to stick to my ID, which was from
familiarity backed with sources
first tip off for me was the red color is on the side, google image
search, plus ibird pro app, show all RB grosbeaks with white sides, red
concentrated to the front and center breast, while RS towhees live up to
their name with red extending along the side
as for the beak, the color in the photo is oversaturated, but i think
the beak is black; pinkish legs are also indicative (the grosbeak has
grey)
of many sources, these are pretty clear (scroll down to the photos)
<http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/rose-breasted_grosbeak/id>
<http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/id>
The beak is kind of grey.
I got two frames of it. Here's the other one. You can see the beak a
little better & where the red is on the side & maybe how much it creeps
around to the front (or not) ... if that helps:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/14027832057/
This actually might be a slightly better image of it.
The magenta cast might be an artifact of the scan software's "restore
color" & "restore fading" functions. I tried it both ways & the image
that resulted from not using them was horribly washed out, but when I do
use them the image is over-saturated.
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