[MDOsprey] interesting bird
FRIEND55@aol.com
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:49:10 EDT
This morning I had a beautiful little bird in my yard that must be some kind
of escaped caged bird. I saw it 3 times at less than 20 feet; my husband
also saw it the third time and was able to verify the markings I called off.
The face up to the dark eye was a bright coral red as was the conical bill.
The rump or maybe tail base was the same color. The back was brownish with a
faint wash of coral. There were no wingbars on the gray wings. The crown
was gray like the cap of a mature catbird. The tail was gray. The
underparts were white with a slight wash of coral red on the upper flanks.
The bird was in a weedy woody and herbaceous area and was never seen above 4
feet. While we were waiting for the bird to reappear a Chat came into the
same area. The bird was smaller than the Chat. BTW, the only other yard
records I have for Chat were in August and Sept 1991.
Cloudy, windy up here on the hill, 7:35, 7:50, and 8:05 A.M.
Can anyone identify this lovely bird for me?
Charlotte Friend