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Friday, July 14, 2006

Byebyeblogging


Well, the branches got in the way, but whatever.  We think this is a phoebe--any of my birding readers want to weigh in?


SP doesn't care what the bird is--he's just happy to be going on an adventure in a little while.  Or maybe he's just happy.

I'm not sure when the Liberal Caravan departs Liberal Mountain, but we'll theoretically be seeing a band in Manhattan tonight and tomorrow is the NYC Atriots picnic in Central Park.

ntodd

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Waaaaaahhhhhh....I wanna go on the picnic!!!!

Have fun. Drive safe.

Posted by: flory | Jul 14, 2006 4:11:58 PM

Have fun, dude!

Posted by: Mary Jones | Jul 14, 2006 8:15:34 PM

Yup, definitely a... ....bird!

Posted by: Diane | Jul 14, 2006 8:56:29 PM

New Yorker joke: Irritated husband looking in a bird book as he addresses his wife: There is no listing for a brown bird that goes 'peep'.

And SP is now in the dictionary under phrase: bundle of joy. What a cutie!

Posted by: ellroon | Jul 14, 2006 9:15:04 PM

Looked it up in the field guide and believe it is an Eastern Wood Pewee, a bird I have never heard of. Good sighting, todd!

Posted by: Paul Bugeja | Jul 15, 2006 8:22:12 AM

Hey Paul! Good to see you.

You've driven me to Peterson's and there's one thing I think that nails this as a phoebe: it bobbed its tail while I was watching. And now that I'm looking more closely, I also notice the wing bars are less distinct and less white, and there's not really any crest on its head. I s'posed I coulda just asked the bird, but it was busy trying to get away from me!

Posted by: NTodd | Jul 15, 2006 9:51:28 AM

Glad you were able to confirm the Phoebe sighting especially by the bobbing tail.
This was fun doing the ornithology research. Cheers!

Posted by: Paul Bugeja | Jul 15, 2006 2:06:21 PM

I googled Phoebe images and from the photos that pulled up, I will say it looked the same to me. But then I saw Paul's comment and goodled the photos of Eastern Wood Pewee and it is almost identical - and found this:

* Not safely distinguishable from Western Wood-Pewee by sight, only by song. Western has a harsh, buzzy "peer" instead of the clear whistled song of the Eastern.
* Olive-sided Flycatcher has more indistinct wingbars, and larger and darker patches on the side of the breast that contrast strongly with a white center; also occasionally shows white tufts on the sides of the rump.
* Eastern Phoebe persistently wags its tail, has an all-dark bill, and has only indistinct wingbars or lacks them entirely.
* Distinguished from Empidonax flycatchers by weak, broken eyering and dirty smudging under tail.
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Which leaves me with you got a great shot of a bird! :)

Posted by: Nancy | Jul 15, 2006 3:19:02 PM

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