RfI please

[Napper]

Hey!  

Today the feeders were/are extremely quiet.. While at the BBQ getting supper ready I noticed what looked like a woodpecker in the tree next door..

we played "Cat & Mouse" so to speak for while trying to get a shot of it.. After about 20 minutes it finally showed it self properly..


While waiting on the little woodpecker or Sapsucker. I noticed a Thrush in the grass under the same tree.. I think it is a Hermit Thrush but I am not sure I did not notice any

reddish colour on its tail.. Nor do I recall any tail flicking.. Any help would be appreciated..

Napper:

There are many crows about and it seems all of the song birds are hiding in the bushes.. I think there is a Raptor somewhere nearby..

http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/album09/thrush
http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/album09/downy2
http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/album09/downy

[Iain]

The woodpecker is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  Its difficult to say with certainty what type of Thrush you had though.  The lack of colour suggests Gray-cheeked but could also be a function of the lighting/distance of subject.

Iain

[Napper]

Thanx Iain!

The little guy moved to my yard later in the evening.. Still appeared to be mostly uniform in colour from the back.. Then it got way to dark..

I added 5 more images of the Thrush to my Gallery called "yard". Not much better than the one I posted originally..

Also I have previous pictures on page 3 of the  "Yard' Gallery of what I thought was a Hermit Thrush from this past spring.

Napper   :?

[Iain]

Those extra photos add more certainty to Grey-cheeked Thrush, however I wouldn't completely rule out Swainson's.

Iain