[NatureNS] Blue bird

From: Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:46:08 -0300
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He's back! 

I'm  looking at Stokes and comparing their images and descriptions

I'm leaning away from a grosbeak bc:
- lack of  reddish brown wing bars
-hard to tell, but I do not see black around the bill

I'm leaning towards indigo bunting bc:
- the blacker wings
-similiar mottling of color on breast ( immature 1st spring male )

Bigger than the goldfinch that are around the feeders, much smaller than the blue jays, robins, female pheasant, squirrel, song sparrows, red wing blackbirds that are hanging around this am.

If anyone wants to hang out in the yard or send me thoughts and features to check for, I"d love to hear from you.

Thanks!

Angela in Windsor

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Angela, How I see them is: 
Indigo bunting is smaller and rounder, something like a junco and a blue gros beak is shaped more like a purple finch to my way of thinking. I've had them both but not this year. Although there is irredecence to both blues, the gros beak seems  a slight bit bluer where the bunting is deeper. Either are good birds to my way of thinking!! Hope this helps a wee bit.
Marg in White Point

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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">More 
details:<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">He's back! <BR _moz_dirty=""><BR 
_moz_dirty="">I'm&nbsp; looking at Stokes and comparing their images and 
descriptions<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">I'm leaning away from a grosbeak 
bc:<BR _moz_dirty="">- lack of&nbsp; reddish brown wing bars<BR 
_moz_dirty="">-hard to tell, but I do not see black around the bill<BR 
_moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">I'm leaning towards indigo bunting bc:<BR 
_moz_dirty="">- the blacker wings<BR _moz_dirty="">-similiar mottling of color 
on breast ( immature 1st spring male )<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">Bigger 
than the goldfinch that are around the feeders, much smaller than the blue jays, 
robins, female pheasant, squirrel, song sparrows, red wing blackbirds that are 
hanging around this am.<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">If anyone wants to 
hang out in the yard or send me thoughts and features to check for, I"d love to 
hear from you.<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR _moz_dirty="">Thanks!<BR _moz_dirty=""><BR 
_moz_dirty="">Angela in Windsor</FONT><BR><BR>....................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Angela, How I see them is: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Indigo bunting is smaller and rounder, something 
like a junco and a blue gros beak is shaped more like a purple finch to my way 
of thinking. I've had them both but not this year. Although there is irredecence 
to both blues, the gros beak seems&nbsp; a slight bit bluer where the bunting is 
deeper. Either are good birds to my way of thinking!! Hope this helps a wee 
bit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Marg in White Point</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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