Another unknown bird

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I posted a photo of a bird that I was unfamiliar with a month or so ago and
several people helped me identify it as a Wood Stork. Surprisingly, there
was only one anal type who objected to my post as being 'OT'. He suggested
a bird forum and I tried it with this latest photo, but for some reason, my
newsserver can download from that one.

Sooo:

http://www.pbase.com/dondunlap/image/45760724

This one just made a nest in a Tabebuia tree in our yard. Can someone
identify it? To me, it looks like a variety of scissor tail but I'm not
sure. I couldn't get a good shot of her because she was so skittish. We
had a Dove hatch two batches of two chicks in another tree this spring and I
got some pretty good shots of that. I still have a lot to learn about
shooting wildlife, but I hope to learn.

Don D

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"Olin K. McDaniel" <omcdaniel.abcd@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:08:42 -0400, "Don" <donnospam@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I posted a photo of a bird that I was unfamiliar with a month or so ago
>>and
>>several people helped me identify it as a Wood Stork. Surprisingly, there
>>was only one anal type who objected to my post as being 'OT'. He
>>suggested
>>a bird forum and I tried it with this latest photo, but for some reason,
>>my
>>newsserver can download from that one.
>>
>>Sooo:
>>
>>http://www.pbase.com/dondunlap/image/45760724
>>
>>This one just made a nest in a Tabebuia tree in our yard. Can someone
>>identify it? To me, it looks like a variety of scissor tail but I'm not
>>sure. I couldn't get a good shot of her because she was so skittish. We
>>had a Dove hatch two batches of two chicks in another tree this spring and
>>I
>>got some pretty good shots of that. I still have a lot to learn about
>>shooting wildlife, but I hope to learn.
>>
>>Don D
>>
>>
> It looks a lot like a common MockingBird (properly called Northern
> MockingBird) that we have around here. However we view ours more from
> the sides where there are several patches of white, that are not
> easily discerned in your photo. If this is not the correct ID, it's
> not familiar to me.
>
> Olin McDaniel
>

My wife thought that it might be a mockingbird also, but it doesn't match
the photo on the Florida web site. The mockingbird is the state bird of
Florida and I live in Fort Pierce so I would be interested in knowing.
Anyone else recognize it? I'll try to get some better shots.

Don D.



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On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:08:42 -0400, "Don" <donnospam@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>I posted a photo of a bird that I was unfamiliar with a month or so ago and
>several people helped me identify it as a Wood Stork. Surprisingly, there
>was only one anal type who objected to my post as being 'OT'. He suggested
>a bird forum and I tried it with this latest photo, but for some reason, my
>newsserver can download from that one.
>
>Sooo:
>
>http://www.pbase.com/dondunlap/image/45760724
>
>This one just made a nest in a Tabebuia tree in our yard. Can someone
>identify it? To me, it looks like a variety of scissor tail but I'm not
>sure. I couldn't get a good shot of her because she was so skittish. We
>had a Dove hatch two batches of two chicks in another tree this spring and I
>got some pretty good shots of that. I still have a lot to learn about
>shooting wildlife, but I hope to learn.
>
>Don D
>
I think you have a Southern or Tropical Mockingbird there.
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsoun [...] 6-5-1.html

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"Bill Funk" <BigBill@there.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:08:42 -0400, "Don" <donnospam@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I posted a photo of a bird that I was unfamiliar with a month or so ago
>>and
>>several people helped me identify it as a Wood Stork. Surprisingly, there
>>was only one anal type who objected to my post as being 'OT'. He
>>suggested
>>a bird forum and I tried it with this latest photo, but for some reason,
>>my
>>newsserver can download from that one.
>>
>>Sooo:
>>
>>http://www.pbase.com/dondunlap/image/45760724
>>
>>This one just made a nest in a Tabebuia tree in our yard. Can someone
>>identify it? To me, it looks like a variety of scissor tail but I'm not
>>sure. I couldn't get a good shot of her because she was so skittish. We
>>had a Dove hatch two batches of two chicks in another tree this spring and
>>I
>>got some pretty good shots of that. I still have a lot to learn about
>>shooting wildlife, but I hope to learn.
>>
>>Don D
>>
> I think you have a Southern or Tropical Mockingbird there.
> http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsoun [...] 6-5-1.html
>
> --
> Bill Funk
> replace "g" with "a"
> funktionality.blogspot.com

I believe that you have it. That seems to be the one and since the
Mockingbird is the state bird of Florida, there should be many here.

Thanks,
Don D.



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Don wrote:
> <eawckyegcy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Don wrote:
>>
>>> My wife thought that it might be a mockingbird also, but it
>>> doesn't
>>> match the photo on the Florida web site.
>>
>> At this time of year, there are millions upon millions of juvenile
>> birds fluttering around...
>>
>> http://www.irishbirdimages.com/pag [...] ay_13.html
>>
>> Why didn't you get a field-guide? They are portable, complete, and
>> arguably better than google (or, laughably, posting to USENET) at
>> the
>> job of bird identification.
>>
>
> I've had good luck posting to this group, since I know that there
> are
> several posters who are experts in birding. I will probably get a
> field guide, but since I don't have one, I asked here and I have
> received what I think is the correct answer.
>
> I tried Google and couldn't find a good photo of the Mockingbird.
> Obviously I didn't try all sites but those that had photos were in
> conflict with each other about the description.
>

Smaller bird is the mocking one (California, this case)
http://www.fototime.com/CFAB95B84B24600/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/241F509FF132F5D/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/DCC792B7EE629E9/orig.jpg

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In message <11co5m0cdjrh5dc@corp.supernews.com>,
Marvin <physchem@cloud9.net> wrote:

>It looks ot me like a catbird, a relative of the mockingbird with less white.

No; the catbird is a slightly-blue-ish grey with a darker cap, and black
eyes, with a lighter belly with reddish-brown flanks. This is
amockingbird without a lot of white. You tend to see the white more
when the wings are slightly raised, and this may be a juvenile, and
juveniles usually have simpler color.
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