Outdoor Ontario
Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Dinusaur on May 11, 2016, 09:02:17 PM
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First two pictures are of the same bird - different angle. Is it a Veery? If so, it will be a lifer for me. Taken at Colonel Sam Smith Park.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/26892920081_a203b862e4_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GYrfcT)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7588/26355956154_1dd25d8386_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/G9Zax9)
Third and Fourth picture - Winter Wren? taken at the wooded section east of the Rugby Field in Colonel Sam Smith Park.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/26867126602_4fb8c30b9e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GWa3GJ)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/26892953491_fce9e3f96c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GYrq8V)
How about the fifth one? hermit Thrush or a Veery? Taken at Meadowvale Conservation Area.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7556/26927777726_7a0d3c83b7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H2vUaL)
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All thrushes are Veery. Not certain on Wren but my guess is House
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I think Winter Wren, but not completely sure as it's hard to determine the tail length from the pictures.
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I agree with Winter Wren. The "eyebrow" is more prominent than it would be for a House, and the bill is all black - a House would have some yellow on the base.
The Veery has a more uniform reddish brown colour from head to tail, where a Hermit would have a duller grey/brown head & back and only the tail showing red. The Veery also lacks a distinct eye ring and shows that nice buffy speckled throat. A Hermit would also have darker more prominent spotting on its breast.
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Thanks everyone for your inputs, love Kris' commentary on the differences. Not sure why Veery eluded me so long - now I have it in my life list.