Hi Hawkman.. I went to Swan Lake today.. And we checked the book, and yup it's a Brown-headed cowbird.. I confused it with the picture (beak) of a bronze-headed cowbird. I'm a muddle-headed senior citizen.
BTW: the Grosbeak I posted was a Grosbeak, was it not? I got a very nice shot of a bushtit today that looks quite similar (in my mind) to what I posted the other day; only the bushtit is smaller. I will post that later and you can correct me!!
Hawkman1234 wrote: ↑May 12 2:47 pm
Nope.Never been a Gray Jay reported as far as I know at swan lake and been birding there for over 25 years.Gray Jays 99 % of the time are only seen at much higher elevations.I will give you some advice.99% of what you see when birding are going to be common birds.Most are there all year round.In the spring and fall there is a greater chance of something rare.But that still does not happen very often.Your Black - headed Grosbeak for instance would be very rare in middle of winter but this time of year they are there every year so not rare.Really need to study your guides and pics on line as this bird is way off for gray jay.Your I’d skills will improve in time keep at it but again don’t try to hard to turn a bird into something it’s not .First instinct is usually right.
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