StacyC Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I spotted two of them yesterday near Lake George, CO around 4pm. Larger than a Steller's Jay, but smaller than a crow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) Welcome to Whatbird! This is a Clark's Nutcracker. Gray body, thick beak, black wings and tail with white patches. Edited September 5, 2018 by Melierax 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyC Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Melierax said: Welcome to Whatbird! This is a Clark's Nutcracker. Gray body, thick beak, black wings and tail with white patches. Thank you! I've identified six birds in one day after tons of research, but could not find this one anywhere! It was driving me crazy, haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Agree with Clark's Nutcracker. Are you using a physical field guide? It is often much easier to find a bird in a field guide rather than searching on the internet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Just now, The Bird Nuts said: Agree with Clark's Nutcracker. Are you using a physical field guide? It is often much easier to find a bird in a field guide rather than searching on the internet. Agreed. A good field guide is usually the best way to go, in my opinion. Online searches bring the risk of having misidentified photos, general confusion of using Google Images, and usually take more effort! ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyC Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Agree with Clark's Nutcracker. Are you using a physical field guide? It is often much easier to find a bird in a field guide rather than searching on the internet. I’m not, I’m going to get one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Just now, StacyC said: I’m not, I’m going to get one! Great! We have Sibley's and it's very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyC Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Ok, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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