luv2bird:
Bird Brain: I think the dark feet eliminate a White-throated Sparrow, as well as the lack of streaking. And the lack of white in its tailfeathers eliminates a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. What I see is an Eastern Phoebe. The dark, slightly notched tail, dark feet, dark head with a white throat and abdomen, and dark "smudges" on the sides of its breast all point to Eastern Phoebe.
Do Eastern Phoebes have a pinkish bill?
Not really. Their bill is darker, more like a dark gray. I can't tell from this photo in question what the color of its bill is, though. However, that would be a good field mark in making an ID. The trouble with this photo is that it's in shadows, and it's hard to tell from the angle of the shot what the body structure of the bird really is. Is it short and stocky or thinner and longer.... what is the wingspan in proportion to the body...short tail, or longer tail....length of bill, etc? I was going by the field marks I could see, and I don't know what other bird would have all the field marks that I pointed out. Not saying that I'm 100% correct, though. Just don't know what other bird it could be.
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