Boyd Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Today outside of Parker, AZ Thanks for your help with ID. Sorry for quality it was a long shot with 400 mm lens. I think top of head might have been rusty color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) Rock Wren for me, but I suppose Canyon Wren is an option Edited December 17, 2018 by egosnell2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuftedTitrat Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 17 hours ago, egosnell2002 said: Rock Wren for me, but I suppose Canyon Wren is an option Was thinking the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Thanks friends. Was hoping for a Canyon wren, it would have been a lifer for me....Ah well, next time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedsandyman Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) Definitely a Rock Wren (a great bird too). Canyon Wrens have nice rufous underparts from the chest to the tail with a contrasting white throat, and they tend to have less of a white eyebrow. They also have a bit more compact shape like a nuthatch (particularly Pygmy or Brown-headed). The best thing that I've learned for finding them (aside from looking around rocky precipices and, in winter, lower slopes with wood piles) is to listen for their call note (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/117326001) as they seem to make it incessantly when they're foraging for bugs / spiders. I think of it as a bit cricket-like... Or, at other times of the year, definitely listen out for their song, which is totally distinctive and one of my favorite bird noises (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/117321341). Edited December 17, 2018 by tedsandyman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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