Friday Quiz #103
It's Friday again and time for another mystery bird. Our bird last week was a Chipping Sparrow; for this week a species that, now that I have the song etched in my brain, is really quite common around Bryce since I seem to hear them just about everywhere I go. This species is a new addition to my catalog of bird photographs, so I'm happy about that, needless to say. There's a close relative that is found in the park's lower elevations that I need to go seek out, too.
Another 2 weeks has zipped on by and the newest edition (#77) of "I and the Bird" is being hosted over at Great Auk - or Greatest Auk?, so there's lots of good reading to be had about birds and birders.
In addition to my weekly quiz, Friday also means another edition of Loose Feathers is up over at A D.C. Birding Blog.
Comments
Looks like a green-tailed towhee.
Posted by: John | June 13, 2008 09:14 AM
I have no idea what species that is (being in all the wrong hemispheres) but the photo makes me smile. That bird is certainly singing his (or her?) heart out.
Posted by: Snail | June 14, 2008 06:15 AM
Hi Kevin - I will ditto what John said it is - a green tailed towhee. Common around Bryce, eh? Does this bird hang around the higher elevations during the summer, and then go lower in elevation for the winter months? I would understand that since its food is probably under snow at the higher elevations during the winter months.
Posted by: Mary Carlson | June 15, 2008 08:25 PM