Re: unidentified bird


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Posted by Bill Pranty on 14:31:27 04/25/13

In Reply to: Re: unidentified bird posted by Barry Miller

Hi Barry,

We can rule out any shorebird or similar water bird by the habitat. It sounds like a Brown Thrasher with an abnormally long and decurved bill, an event that occurs somewhat frequently.

See if the photo in the cited paper (link below) matches your bird.

http://fosbirds.org/sites/default/files/FFNs/FFNv04n1p11-13Brown.pdf


Bill Pranty
Bayonet Point, Florida




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