Sitting on the driveway and watching the woodlot across the street when I noticed a bird move from one branch to another. I had binoculars at my side. Hey, I'm not an idjet. I saw a small bird like a large sparrow with an entirely dark gray head, from nape, across crown, face, throat and breast. What!
A Junco ... in September? But at the belly there was a well defined line of demarcation as you would expect to see on a Junco. This time the belly was not off-white but rusty. The only Junco that can have a rusty lower region (flanks that almost meet in the middle) is a Pink-sided Junco. Is that possible?
Stunned and confused. Then I saw the bird. I can't think of how to describe my state of mind after the sighting. I need expert guidance. I know that this forum has more experts than NASA.
