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What is this baby bird

Started by kymrylee@yahoo.com, Jul 10 2012 03:46 PM

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#1 kymrylee@yahoo.com

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 03:46 PM

We are in Conroe (Houston) Texas.
This little one was on the shrubs outside my office door.
It stayed for about 4 days. It made LOTS of noise, but we never saw any parent bird
It always looked healthy so we did not bother him.
Would love to know what we watched and are now missing

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#2 psweet

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 04:50 PM

The spotting and bill shape suggest it's an American Robin, possibly force-fledged.

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#3 BarnSwallow

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 05:48 PM

I'd say it's a northern mockingbird.

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#4 Liam

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 06:10 PM

Definitely a Northern Mockingbird fledgling. A robin would be darker on the back, with minimal wingbars and more spotting.

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#5 kymrylee@yahoo.com

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 06:16 PM

Thank you everyone! Now we know

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#6 Aveschapines

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:37 PM

possibly force-fledged.

What does that mean??

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#7 fisherman1313

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Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:59 PM

possibly force-fledged.

What does that mean??

Maybe it means the parents kicked it out.

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#8 psweet

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 04:54 AM

If a potential predator gets too close to the nest when young birds are within a few days of leaving on their own, they'll jump out and run as best they can. You see it sometimes when doing nest-searches.