Small bird, dark stripe with some white, Nuthatch?
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Small bird, dark stripe with some white, Nuthatch?

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Raven11:11

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on: November 04, 2009, 02:11:05 PM
We saw a new bird on our feeder today, I just got a quick look as it flew very fast and is smaller than a Junco,
.. Small bird, dark stripe with some white.  small short tail, longer than usual beak. Any ideas?
« Last Edit: November 04, 2009, 03:35:24 PM by Raven11:11 »
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Reply #1 on: November 04, 2009, 03:10:58 PM
House or Winter Wren?
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Reply #2 on: November 04, 2009, 03:28:03 PM
Yes, however the coloring is different than what see on google images,  the Wren i saw had a dark line along its side & lighter feathers on its belly ...
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Reply #3 on: November 04, 2009, 03:31:55 PM
Actually it may have been a Nuthatch too ... I just referred to my field guide to birding and it may be the brown headed nuthatch .. he was too fast to get a close look and would not stop in 1 place too long. and the tail was VERY VERY short*
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Reply #4 on: November 04, 2009, 05:23:30 PM
Look at the range map in your field guide.
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Reply #5 on: November 04, 2009, 05:28:26 PM
I did, looks like the nuthatch then.
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Reply #6 on: November 04, 2009, 07:17:17 PM
As above, refer to your Field Guide for the range map (if it has one) of the Brown-headed Nuthatch, they do not and have not come in to the province of Ontario ever.

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Reply #7 on: November 04, 2009, 10:51:57 PM
It sounds like a Red-breasted Nuthatch.  They are reasonably common, but they don't come to (my) feeders very often.  They are often found in mixed flocks of chickadees, kinglets and creepers.

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Reply #8 on: November 05, 2009, 09:04:56 AM
Raven11:11 ... did the bird look like this?  

http://ic2.pbase.com/o4/29/336929/1/565 ... thatch.jpg

Jo-Anne  :)
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Jo-Anne :)

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Reply #9 on: November 15, 2009, 08:27:01 PM
Hey!

This might be bogus but it is worth a look!

there is no exif data attached.

Napper

I am sure most of you diehards already know, apparently all of the "Twitchers" are out looking for this bird
see link

http://www.naturesbestcreations.com/php ... 516#p23516


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitchers%27_vocabulary
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Interesting site you should check out is https://spaceweather.com/
flkr...http://www.flickr.com/photos/36614671@N06/   Recent updates 2017 old pics
You know your getting old when.....wait, what?

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Reply #10 on: November 15, 2009, 08:49:48 PM
It seems to have been some kind of "spoof" according to someone who went there too see it.

See link below:

http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/ON ... 1258314521
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