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Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:08 pm
by austinfhs
soccerkid812 wrote:brown thrasher
Feeds in leaf litter by using bill to sweep litter and soil away
main diet: insects (beetles mainly)
This one is right.
I think the curve-billed thrasher has a darker, almost all brown chest?
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:34 pm
by soccerkid812
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:57 pm
by purplepeopleeater
northern bobwhite...
havent been on in a while
if its correct someone else feel free to post...
austinfhs wrote:I think the curve-billed thrasher has a darker, almost all brown chest?
and i think it also has (well ok this is stupid cuz its all in the name...) a longer bill with a bigger curve. and i would say brown has more markings as well as white showing on its wings/feathers... but part of that just depends on the bird and your picture...
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 16th, 2011, 11:39 am
by soccerkid812
purplepeopleeater wrote:northern bobwhite...
havent been on in a while
if its correct someone else feel free to post...
i cant see my own picture right now,
but im pretty sure your right
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 8:07 pm
by soccerkid812
no one has posted here in a new days, so i guess ill go

Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 10:43 pm
by austinfhs
Really hard to tell with the lighting and angle, but the general shape makes me think that's a chimney swift?
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 19th, 2011, 11:32 am
by soccerkid812
austinfhs wrote:Really hard to tell with the lighting and angle, but the general shape makes me think that's a chimney swift?
Yes!
your turn
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 19th, 2011, 12:03 pm
by austinfhs
The ID is pretty easy.
What normal avian feature does this bird lack?
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 19th, 2011, 12:11 pm
by amerikestrel
Turkey Vulture; it lacks a syrinx.
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: February 19th, 2011, 12:24 pm
by austinfhs
Yup, that was fast!
