Re: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam

2013-09-13 Thread Liz Stanley
Steve, Thanks for the detailed analysis. I spent a few hours yesterday trying to find the bird again in both my backyard and around the neighborhood, but sadly did not see/hear any sign of it. It's definitely been an interesting discussion and I have learned a lot! I appreciate everyone's

Re: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam

2013-09-13 Thread douglas chapman
I agree with most everything being posited Re: this bird. But...unless it's a trick of light and from just one photo...I can't get over what looks to me to be distinct eye crescents. That is not consistent with ANY NA wren! Doug douglas chapman rhameprai...@sio.midco.net On Sep 12, 2013,

[mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam

2013-09-12 Thread Liz Stanley
Yesterday I noticed this bird on my feeders, which appears to be a type of wren. We had a lengthy discussion on the Minnesota Birding Facebook page about it and I was curious if anyone here has an opinion on what it might be. While the camera does capture high quality images, of course it would be

Re: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam

2013-09-12 Thread Stevan Hawkins
:10 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam Yesterday I noticed this bird on my feeders, which appears to be a type of wren. We had a lengthy discussion on the Minnesota Birding Facebook page about it and I was curious if anyone here has

Re: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam

2013-09-12 Thread Steve Weston
Interesting photo! Wouldn't it be nice if the birds would carry ID tags. The bright white supercillium and long tail narrow the field down to just two choices: Carolina Wren and Bewick's Wren. The Carolina Wren is regular in the SE Minnesota and perhaps into the Metro Area. The Bewick's is

Re: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam

2013-09-12 Thread Holly Peirson
-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Mystery wren captured on my backyard feeder cam Interesting photo! Wouldn't it be nice if the birds would carry ID tags. The bright white supercillium and long tail narrow the field down to just two choices: Carolina Wren and Bewick's Wren. The Carolina