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This bird was around last summer. I've never seen one like it before, came to my feeders for a few days. Then I was out on my 4-wheeler on a trail and 2 of these same birds dive-bombed me, probably guarding their nest??
Heavy brush low to the ground
I'd love to know what it is! THANKS!!!
Thank you for confirming Liam.
That was my ID suggestion. Looks like this spotting is from Alaska. Just wanted to rule out any possibilities of Robin look a likes ,eg varied thrush etc
This is without a doubt an American Robin juvenile, probably before the 1st pre-alternate molt. I think one of the reasons it looks strange is because the bird has its breast puffed out, thus making the spotting on the breast not very visible.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3545/37790...
Nancy,is this picture from Alaska? You can always verify with the locals. That is a big resource right there.
Eye-browed Thrush has a longer, curved supercilium and only a small triangular orange patch on each side along with a much paler grey head. Please study all the information in the links you have been sent before jumping to the wrong conclusions.
Not being angry............ just see many robins and this bird was different.
We were thinking eye-browed thrush
I have seen many robins and this is IMHO NOT a robin, totally different. Even when I was on the 4-wheeler and they dive bombed me, they looked nothing like robins.
Hey Nancy, this is a community where we're all working together to learn more about nature and share our love for the planet's wildlife. If you take a moment to do a google image search for "juvenile American robin" you will see that this is exactly the bird you have photographed here. There's no need to be so negative or angry toward people who are volunteering their time to help you out. Let's keep it positive and let's keep the focus on the amazing wildlife we're lucky to see through the submissions of people like you and others.
Take a look at this website, it gives a good explanation with photographs of the plumage variations of juvenile and adult American Robins. http://www.migrationresearch.org/mbo/id/...
Take a look at this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robin...
A little yellow mixed with the beak. I think it is American Robin.
Spotted on Aug 22, 2011
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012
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