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brnagn

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on: May 06, 2008, 02:26:30 PM
I JUST SAW A PAIR OF BIRDS I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE...ABOUT THE SIZE OF A ROBIN, WITH BROWN WINGS, A GREY CHEST AND THE TOP OF ITS HEAD WAS PURE WHITE WITH 2 BLACK STRIPES GOING FROM ABOVE THE EYES BACK...CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT KIND OF BIRD THIS IS..I AM IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO..THANKS
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GStuart

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Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 02:47:28 PM
It sounds like a White-crowned Sparrow.
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Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 04:53:19 PM
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Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 05:01:50 PM
IT DIDNT LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE IN THE LINK YOU SENT ME....BUT TY
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Reply #4 on: May 06, 2008, 09:52:43 PM
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Maybe a Northern Shrike?


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brnagn

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Reply #5 on: May 06, 2008, 10:03:18 PM
NOT EVEN CLOSE.....IT IS A VERY STREAMLINED BIRD...BRIGHT WHITE HEAD WITH 2 STRIPES DARKISH GRAY CHEST AND BROWN WINGS. LONG TAIL. THE SAME SIZE AS A ROBIN...KEEP SENDING SUGGESTIONS AND HAGN
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Reply #6 on: May 07, 2008, 03:57:15 PM
I would've guessed white-crowned sparrow too.
This combination of features seems unlikely.
horned lark?
female rose-breasted grosbeak?
what was the habitat?
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Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 05:49:58 PM
IT IS NOT THE HORNED LARK...IT WS EATING SEED FROM A FEEDER IN FRONT OF THE FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT BELOW ME...I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BIRD BEFORE..AND NO...NOT GROSBEAK...I KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, BUT TY FOR TRYING
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Reply #8 on: May 07, 2008, 09:34:28 PM
Hey:))

Could you please  give a better description of your location i.e.  Latitude and Longitude..

My Inlaws think that Sault St. Marie is South  Eastern Ontario and Toronto is the Tropics

It could be a Whiskey Jack  (Gray Jay) if your are near  Barrie.

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brnagn

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Reply #9 on: May 08, 2008, 07:27:37 AM
it is not a gray jay...i am located about an hour west of kitchener...
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Reply #10 on: May 08, 2008, 10:33:23 AM
could be some sort of escaped cage bird (exotic)
any chance of getting a photo?
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Reply #11 on: May 08, 2008, 01:21:41 PM
NOPE...IT WAS ONLY HERE FOR ABOUT 30 SECS. BUT TY
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Reply #12 on: May 08, 2008, 03:23:21 PM
Northern mockingbird? I've seen one with a quite white-head but no real stripes.
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Back into birds after many years away!

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Reply #13 on: May 08, 2008, 04:01:40 PM
brnagn,

Have you checked a good field guide?

Joe
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Reply #14 on: May 08, 2008, 04:23:49 PM
NO I HAVENT JOE...CAN YOU LOOK AT IT ONLINE...ANY HELP WILL BE GREAT...TY...i SPENT HOURS LOOKING THROUGH SO MANY SITES AND DIDNT SEE ANY BIRD LIKE THIS ONE....
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