Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

2021-04-23 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
Maybe it has some leucistic genes expressing themselves, along with being a 
young male.

Donna Scott
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On Apr 23, 2021, at 7:52 AM, Liz Brown 
mailto:e...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

No, it's definitely a red-winged blackbird. My best guess is that it's a 
juvenile male transitioning into adult plumage, but the clear division between 
the black and the streaky salmon is odd, and the noticeably white tail.

From: Jill Holtzman Leichter mailto:j...@cornell.edu>>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 7:01 AM
To: sarah fern mailto:fernsara...@gmail.com>>; Liz Brown 
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

Orchard oriole?
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

This looks to me like the bird has some Oriole genes. Same family.

Sarah Fern

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:32 PM Liz Brown 
mailto:e...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head, breast, 
and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT - the black 
breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the breast is a 
streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar on each wing, 
below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail.

Any ideas about what's going on?

Thanks,
Liz

(Excuse the picture quality - I took them all from inside.)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

2021-04-23 Thread Liz Brown 
No, it's definitely a red-winged blackbird. My best guess is that it's a 
juvenile male transitioning into adult plumage, but the clear division between 
the black and the streaky salmon is odd, and the noticeably white tail.

From: Jill Holtzman Leichter 
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 7:01 AM
To: sarah fern ; Liz Brown 
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

Orchard oriole?
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 6:39:34 AM
To: Liz Brown 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

This looks to me like the bird has some Oriole genes. Same family.

Sarah Fern

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:32 PM Liz Brown 
mailto:e...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head, breast, 
and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT - the black 
breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the breast is a 
streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar on each wing, 
below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail.

Any ideas about what's going on?

Thanks,
Liz

(Excuse the picture quality - I took them all from inside.)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

2021-04-23 Thread Jill Holtzman Leichter 
Orchard oriole?
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 6:39:34 AM
To: Liz Brown 
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

This looks to me like the bird has some Oriole genes. Same family.

Sarah Fern

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:32 PM Liz Brown 
mailto:e...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head, breast, 
and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT - the black 
breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the breast is a 
streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar on each wing, 
below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail.

Any ideas about what's going on?

Thanks,
Liz

(Excuse the picture quality - I took them all from inside.)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

2021-04-23 Thread sarah fern 
This looks to me like the bird has some Oriole genes. Same family.

Sarah Fern

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:32 PM Liz Brown  wrote:

> I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head,
> breast, and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT -
> the black breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the
> breast is a streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar
> on each wing, below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail.
>
> Any ideas about what's going on?
>
> Thanks,
> Liz
>
> (Excuse the picture quality - I took them all from inside.)
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Oddly colored red-winged blackbird

2021-04-21 Thread Liz Brown 
I had an oddly colored red-winged blackbird at my feeder today. Head, breast, 
and back black like an adult male. Red and yellow epaulets. BUT - the black 
breast ends in a pretty clear line, and below that line, the breast is a 
streaky salmon color. There's also an additional thin white bar on each wing, 
below the epaulet, and lots of white on the tail.

Any ideas about what's going on?

Thanks,
Liz

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https://ebird.org/checklist/S86054818



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