From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Feb 8 08:27:52 2005 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j18GOvGn005343 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:24:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from psmtp.com (exprod6ob3.obsmtp.com [64.18.1.213]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id j18GNEAf005281 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:23:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from source ([193.95.148.142]) by exprod6ob3.obsmtp.com ([64.18.5.12]) with SMTP; Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:23:13 PST Received: from inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com (inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com [153.32.1.51]) by outbound-smtp-2.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j18GTETG017462 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:29:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from calsj-dev (calsj-dev.corp.adobe.com [153.32.1.193]) by inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j18GKfGk028600 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:23:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from david-pc.adobe.com ([130.248.178.17]) by mailsj-v1.corp.adobe.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:22:23 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:22:18 -0800 From: David Forthoffer <[[email protected]]> Subject: RE: [SBB]Want help identifying a bird To: [[email protected]] (SBB Chat Group) Message-id: <6.2.0.14.2.20050208081727.03d33cf8@mailsj-v1> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] I forgot to mention that the black tail band was about halfway between its rump and tip of tailfeathers. The wing band, visible only underneath, was an inch or two from the tips of the feathers. Also, it was sitting next to a bird that looked a lot like a Warbling Vireo. I think that precludes the blue bird from being an accipiter. Thanks, David Forthoffer >-----Original Message----- >From: David Forthoffer [mailto:[[email protected]]] >Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:51 AM >To: [[email protected]] >Subject: [SBB] Want help identifying a bird > >I am a long-time lurker on this mailing list, and a novice bird watcher. > >Could someone perhaps identify the following bird for me? > >The bird was about 6 inches from head to rump, plus tail feathers about 2.5 >inches long. Its head, back, primaries, and upper tail were blue. Its chest >and side of its belly were reddish. The middle of its belly was very light >gray, as was its vent and under tail. So far, it sounds like a Western >Bluebird, but... its under tail had a very distinct black band about a >quarter inch wide (maybe 1 cm wide), which was especially visible when >stretching and spreading its tail feathers. It had a similar distinct black >band underneath its primaries, contrasting in both cases with very light >gray feathers. It was perched on top of a telephone pole in a field near >Pescadero. I did not hear any vocalizations from it. After about three >minutes, it flew away. > >Any possibilities? > >Thanks, >David Forthoffer > >P.S. I estimated its size by comparing it to the width of the telephone >pole. It was slightly bigger than half the width of the pole. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]