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My husband found this critter burrowed under our patio eave. It appears to be some type of bird, but we're not sure. Any clues, anyone??? We're so curious. This is the 2nd night we've seen it; it's always gone by daylight. ======================= Mystery solved: it's a Carolina Wren.
Persistence pays off! I see that tail every day in my yard...I have a family of them flitting about...love em.
Mystery solved! Went outside tonight and found the bird in the exact same spot, except this time his head was exposed which showed a white stripe alongside its eye. It's some type of wren. I took 3 photos with flash and he promptly flew away. Glad to know he's ok. For whatever reason he loves that corner of my patio eave. Weird. Thanks for all the suggestions.
I can see the confusion: This looks absolutely alien! You might have to stalk it a while to figure it out.
It's an odd angle and the tail may appear longer with it down like this. CW's are generally seen with their perky tails raised.
Emma, I've not seen a hooked billed kite. We've only lived here for a month (just moved from Dallas to Baton Rouge).
Thanks so much everyone for the help! What a wonderful community.
Hmmm...ceherzog...you might be right. The color and markings certainly lend itself to the CW.
What's the temp at night there? Birds that fly, whether juvenile or adult, should not have any fluff left...or maybe just a tuft or two. It almost looks like a bird puffed up to keep itself warm...
ceherzog, the Carolina Wrens around here do not have tails that long. Weird!
Yes, with the tail. It must be a baby. Karen, thanks for the site to ID the tail feathers.
Thanks EVERYONE for your input! Hope I can solve this mystery. :)
Baby raptors don't leave the nest until they're full size. They will have full length feathers when they first start to fly.
You might want to see if you can identify the tail feathers from this site http://www.lab.fws.gov/featheratlas/idto...
How interesting - I love a mystery! As it probably is a juvenile it's best not to disturb it. Can you estimate the size? That would help with ID.
Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012
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