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Wild bird ID help....Lorek!!!!!!

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« on: May 11, 2012, 09:14:56 am »

I will try to search for what I saw but have to run out now....
I just saw the most amazing birdie outside!!!!!!!!  Just as I ran to get the cam and ready to shoot.....he took off!!!!  pullhair
He was maybe the size of a cardinal....bigger than a junco, smaller than a blue jay.
Think his tail, back and top of head were blackish and the front of him!  His belly was bright white with a splash of bright red near the top!  He was amazing and I have never seen this bird before!  He did not appear to be a woodpecker but could slightly resemble one and his white and red was so vibrant!  loveuk
What the heck was he????!!!!!!!
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012, 09:20:03 am »

oooh! i cant remember! i developed pics of that guy for one of my customers a couple weeks ago!  thinkin3  omg... i dont remember what she said he is....  think
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2012, 09:21:53 am »

Possibly a red breasted grosbeak.....but not sure yet...
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek020501.html

This has got to be him....his colors were sooooooo vibrant!  I will look more into these as to the size and stuff....hope he comes back!!!!!
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2012, 09:29:42 am »

http://www.google.com/imgres?start=165&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=675&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=W31vsa6qMGKrBM:&imgrefurl=http://lansingwbu.blogspot.com/&docid=VKq1rPAv_wbvLM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIypJMgRatU/T6A-wd2I_9I/AAAAAAAAFqs/Bbpgt4GIoJs/s1600/Rose-breasted%252BGrosbeak%252BPheucticus%252Bludovicianus%252Bblack%252Bwhite%252Bred%252Bbird%252Blarge%252Bbeak.jpg&w=639&h=427&ei=JyKtT87UC-nH6AGV-YT8DA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=119&vpy=205&dur=276&hovh=139&hovw=216&tx=155&ty=77&sig=101050167701362935032&page=10&tbnh=139&tbnw=216&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:165,i:208

is this him??

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lmao!! great minds?

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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2012, 09:45:33 am »

Definitely sounds like a rose breasted grosbeak. We get them occasionally. They're really pretty :)
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2012, 11:23:49 am »

Yep Toz...great minds! :party:  Bc you are lucky to get them by you....I hope he keeps coming back.  I kind of freaked out when I saw him because he colors were just so unusual and vibrant.  D says he reminded him of Syd thumb

Ain't he cute??!!!! loveuk
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2012, 12:07:10 pm »

They migrate through here. Its rare that we see them. But they are beautiful :)
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2012, 04:10:12 pm »

Man, he was cool.  Hope he comes back, I will feed him  dknow
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2012, 05:35:46 pm »

he is BEAUTIFUL!  loveuk
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2012, 08:41:10 pm »

he is beautiful!!!  my mind too went straight to woodpecker but he's even better!  glad ya figured it out!
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2012, 06:04:47 am »

When my mind comes to wild birds I always think of  you Lorek since you were so quick to help with id of the Junco's and Tozie and I were on the same page too!
I did look into woodpeckers...then white and red breasted birds...and wala!  Just seems like it would take forever to try to ID but we did pretty good!  First look I thought it was some kind of tropical bird! dmblaf
                                                                                           
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2012, 07:32:41 am »

Yep, definitely a rose breasted grosbeak. I saw my first last week and had to get my camera to zoom in - my first thought was downy woodpecker too, but I knew something was different. I blog with several birders and it seems like these guys have been more visible this year. I don't know if their numbers are up, or maybe the mild winter???
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2012, 12:55:11 pm »

I had to study those for field bio. of course tho, I missed the post.
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