floraphile Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 05 Mar 2023 Baldwin co. AL; bayside; in small cypress grove adjacent to inundated grassy shoreline. No wing bars, no markings on face (shadows in pic) or otherwise, bland color, bill looks black-bird like in flight shot, but IDK... I timed my shots perfectly to obscure any possibly helpful features... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Strikes me as a really dull Bluebird. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 4 minutes ago, Avery said: Strikes me as a really dull Bluebird. Me too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Looks like an Eastern Phoebe to me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 17 minutes ago, DLecy said: Looks like an Eastern Phoebe to me. That works too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Eastern Phoebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 (edited) @Avery @Peromyscus I called it an Eastern Bluebird in the field, then made the mistake of looking at the pics. I'm sticking with bluebird. Edited March 6 by floraphile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Eastern Phoebe based on the big head. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 15 minutes ago, floraphile said: @Avery @Peromyscus I called it an Eastern Bluebird in the field, then made the mistake of looking at the pics. I'm sticking with bluebird. The second photo pretty clearly shows an Eastern Phoebe. It has a large head, small dark bill, black on the head below the eye, and a white throat and breast. It's proportionally wrong for a bluebird, which appear somewhat pot-bellied. While poor, the first photo shows a white edge to the outer rectrix, which further supports Eastern Phoebe over Eastern Bluebird. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 (edited) 8 hours ago, DLecy said: The second photo pretty clearly shows an Eastern Phoebe. It has a large head, small dark bill, black on the head below the eye, and a white throat and breast. It's proportionally wrong for a bluebird, which appear somewhat pot-bellied. While poor, the first photo shows a white edge to the outer rectrix, which further supports Eastern Phoebe over Eastern Bluebird. Thank you for the excellent discussion of defining characteristics. That is always appreciated. I am now in agreement with Eastern Phoebe. As an aside: to me, our Eastern Bluebirds appear rather trim and "at attention" when perched . Edited March 6 by floraphile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 17 hours ago, floraphile said: I timed my shots perfectly to obscure any possibly helpful features... Conspiracy, I see… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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