[birding] Mystery bird revealed

[Hendrik Herlyn]

Hello all,

I received 15 responses today to my impromptu mystery bird quiz. Eleven of you correctly identified the bird as a BRAMBLING. Other guesses (one each) were White-throated Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Rustic Bunting, and Dotterel.

No, this was not one of the 11 Oregon records of Brambling. I digiscoped this adult male Brambling in winter plumage with my very mediocre little digicam in my back yard in Greifswald, Germany, on March 28, 2006. The big double orange wingbars should have been a valuable clue! Here's a link to a more conventional shot of the same bird:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30243804&l=45a72&id=1383356632

Congratulations to all who got it right, and thanks for participating.

Hendrik





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Hendrik G. Herlyn

2445 SW Leonard Street, Apt. 5

Corvallis, OR 97333

USA

E-Mail: hhactitis at yahoo.com


      
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