Who would have guessed that a quick trip to a local city park on a windy morning would give me good birds?!
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| Find the Say's Phoebe - tiny bird in front of playground horse - two Say's were singing when I got out of the car |
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| Vermilion Flycatcher - another early bird - saw it soon after 7 a.m. near the wash west of playground |
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| Bendire's Thrasher (note yellow at base of slightly decurved bill) |
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| Curve-billed Thrasher with totally black bill and more curved than Bendire's; splotchy chest marks |
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| Another Bendire's Thrasher trying to elude me; note the more well-defined chest markings compared to CBTH |
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| Gilded Flicker showing copper-colored head as opposed to the gray or dark brown of Northern Flicker |
All in all, a great morning!
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View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27796086
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