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Posted by John Boyd on 11:53:29 06/02/04
In Reply to: More on the mystery bird posted by Brian Block
My guess on the oriole would be a young Spot-breasted. They are sometimes awfully yellow.
The "waterthrush" is a female Red-winged Blackbird.
: OK, here's a link to this mystery bird:
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: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=331&groupid=175774&folderid=150784&folderview=thumbs&ck=
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: It is LEMON yellow (not greenish yellow), NO orange anywhere, no black or other head markings whatsoever, no eye ring. This is a totally bright yellow bird, with what looks to me like a Baltimore oriole bill. The tail appears yellowish at the base and become blackish towards the distal end, and the wings are black/gray with ONE white bar that appears to be the leading edge of the primaries. This does not appear to be a female orchard oriole or a female baltimore oriole OR A FEMALE SPOT BREASTED ORIOLE! Nor does it appear to be a first year male of any oriole species I know of. THIS ONE IS TOUGH!!!
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