Posted by Jim DeWitt on October 28, 2012 at 2:57 AM
These fragments of a bird turned up in our yard. There's not much to go on. Nancy and I are thinking maybe a Varied Thrush, but they should be long gone by now. American Robins hang around some winters, but the under wing (and it appears to be the underside of the left wing and a portion of the tail) is wrong for American Robin. There are also Pine Grosbeaks around, and females and subadults have the gold color, but not white.
Your thoughts?
Posted by Richard Ditch on October 28, 2012 at 1:34 PM
That's a tough one - at least I have no clue what to suggest.
Posted by Manjot Singh on October 28, 2012 at 3:16 PM
No Idea
Posted by Brian Gatlin on October 28, 2012 at 10:06 PM
I think it's gotta be Varied Thrush, Jim. with that intricate patterning in the wing I can't think of anything besides a Varied Thrush or Townsend's Solitaire, and the orange body feathers rules out the solitaire (if you have them up there?). Also I'm pretty sure those upper feathers are secondaries, not tail feathers.
Posted by Brian Gatlin on October 29, 2012 at 4:29 PM
Discussion
5 repliesYour thoughts?
http://www.lab.fws.gov/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=VATH_primary_adult and
http://www.lab.fws.gov/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=VATH_secondary_adult
Jim