yellow bellied chickadee
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yellow bellied chickadee

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beresford

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on: May 05, 2011, 11:51:13 AM
I was at Bowmanville Valley last weekend with my sons when I noticed a chickadee... I just happened to have my binos with me and when I tracked it down I was surprised to see it had a bright yellow belly.

Has anybody ever heard of this before? Could it have mated with a warbler? Sounds funny but it makes me wonder...

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
-Tim-
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by beresford »

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Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 01:33:39 PM
Probably an escapee European Tit (not sure how many varieties there are, but there seems to be a few), a cousin of the chickadee.
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Reply #2 on: May 05, 2011, 03:05:06 PM
I'd think more likely some sort of staining.
Escaped blue tits and great tits are occasionally seen, but they look very different from a chickadee in other ways too.
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