[NatureNS] help with bird id

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That brings up an interesting point. When people describe a bird to me and
use the colour "red", for example, I always dig deeper. Some folks (e.g.
many guys) have an aversion to saying "pink", so they'll say red. Birders
may know the difference between stripes and bars, but not everyone does. So
a really stripy bird could in fact be an adult sharpie, which is barred
(though the young are striped), leading you to dismiss it as a possibility..

Bottom line...ask more questions of the observer.

Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.


On 27 February 2012 22:12, <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote:

> >    My message  was sent on Jan. 20 and only appeared on naturens
> yesterday.   What's with that?  The species  id has been
> resolved...the "red" heads turned out  to be brown,,,,cowbirds.
>
> Thanks guys
> Billy

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That brings up an interesting point. When people describe a bird to me and =
use the colour &quot;red&quot;, for example, I always dig deeper. Some folk=
s (e.g. many guys) have an aversion to saying &quot;pink&quot;, so they&#39=
;ll say red. Birders may know the difference between stripes and bars, but =
not everyone does. So a really stripy bird could in fact be an adult sharpi=
e, which is barred (though the young are striped), leading you to dismiss i=
t as a possibility..<div>

<br></div><div>Bottom line...ask more questions of the observer.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>=
RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 27 February 2012 22:12,  <span dir=3D=
"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca">bdigout@seaside.ns.ca</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

&gt; =A0 =A0My message =A0was sent on Jan. 20 and only appeared on naturens=
<br>
yesterday. =A0 What&#39;s with that? =A0The species =A0id has been<br>
resolved...the &quot;red&quot; heads turned out =A0to be brown,,,,cowbirds.=
<br>
<br>
Thanks guys<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">Billy</font></span></blockqu=
ote></div><br></div>

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