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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:20 PM
SoCal San Joaquin Sept. 7......... here's a blurry side view and a good moon shot. What bird is all brown with no wing bars? Wrentits do hang out in this particular place, but it looks too slender. Not a bushtit, unless it's a loner.
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:23 PM
maybe blue grosebeak?
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 10:46 PM
replying to myself....... I was also considering a female Common Yellowthroat [but would rather have a Wrentit!].
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:19 PM
definitely not a yellowthroat, bill way off
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 11:53 PM
I'd be more inclined to consider Lazuli Bunting -- I think you could miss the wingbars on a Lazuli in this picture, I don't think you could on a Blue Grosbeak.
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:03 AM
Hey, Liam, I think you got it! A juvenile without the "scales" on the underside. They do hang around that specific part of SJWS. And it was that size.
What you all saw as a thick bill, I saw a light throat under a slender bill............. oh well............
What you all saw as a thick bill, I saw a light throat under a slender bill............. oh well............
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:08 AM
That was my thought as well.I'll be the first to suggest Nutmeg Mannikin.
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:27 PM
I agree.I'll be the first to suggest Nutmeg Mannikin.
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 04:17 PM
Yep. I just looked at this thread and Nutmeg Mannikin was my first impression. Surprisingly, I've yet to see these guys in the wild, but I have seen thousands in pet stores over the years. 
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 07:07 PM
And I've seen them in the wild many times, but the juveniles still puzzle me...... so plain.
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