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Message #2435 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date All Robert Jones   St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/26/05, 11:51am (Last Edited: 12/26/05, 7:49pm) I visited the local state park, St. Andrew�s State Park, this morning. I finally had clear weather on a day off and I wanted to try out the new camera and do a little lite hiking. There is a nature trail hidden on the back side of the park that gets relatively lite traffic this time of year. I was rewarded with some wonderful wildlife even though the trail is fairly short. Pictures and comments follow. I am not sure what kind of bird this is. It rustles around in the underbrush and tends to stay close to the ground. Perhaps some of the birders out there can help with the ID. Soft-Footing it up the tail into the wind it wasn�t long before I slipped up on a group of four deer. The deer didn�t seemed to be too concerned about my presence. -------------------------------------------------------- Friends are the best collectibles -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2435 • Back to Topics This message has been added to these RRBBS++ Blogs: Robert Jones's Blog

Message #2437 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date All Robert Jones   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/26/05, 10:58pm (Last Edited: 12/26/05, 10:59pm) Thanks to TDale for the ID on the first bird. It is an Eastern Rufous-Sided Towhee for those that are interested in such things. -------------------------------------------------------- Friends are the best collectibles -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2437 • Back to Topics

Message #2438 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date All Robert Jones   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/26/05, 11:01pm Thanks to TDale from Backpacker Forums for the ID on the first bird. It is an Eastern Rufous-Sided Towhee for those that are interested in such things. -------------------------------------------------------- Friends are the best collectibles -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2438 • Back to Topics

Message #2439 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Robert Jones Larry Levy   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/27/05, 9:49am I thought it was a robin. Shows what I know -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2439 • Back to Topics

Message #2440 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Larry Levy Thomas Canty Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/27/05, 10:32am (Last Edited: 12/27/05, 10:32am) >I thought it was a robin. Shows what I know That's what I thought too. I just flipped through my copy of the "Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds" and this picture doesn't look anything like the towhee's listed in that book (no red breasts on any towhee there), but it's a dead ringer for the American Robin. Of course, this book is for western birds, but Robert is on the east coast. Curious... -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ldphotography.net/ -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2440 • Back to Topics

Message #2441 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Robert Jones Carol   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/27/05, 12:36pm (Last Edited: 12/27/05, 12:36pm) Hey, those deer are necking! lol Great photos! That definitely doesn't look like a robin to me - right coloration but the shape of the bird, especially it's head, is all wrong... -------------------------------------------------------- The mountains are calling and I must go. ~ John Muir ~ www.tarol.com -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2441 • Back to Topics

Message #2442 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Carol Larry Levy   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/27/05, 12:58pm >Hey, those deer are necking! lol > >Great photos! > >That definitely doesn't look like a robin to me - right >coloration but the shape of the bird, especially it's head, is >all wrong... > > Other than the coloring, right. I didn't think it was a robin due to the shape of its head. -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2442 • Back to Topics

Message #2443 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Thomas Canty Larry Levy   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/27/05, 12:59pm >>I thought it was a robin. Shows what I know > >That's what I thought too. I just flipped through my copy of >the "Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds" and this picture >doesn't look anything like the towhee's listed in that book >(no red breasts on any towhee there), but it's a dead ringer >for the American Robin. Of course, this book is for >western birds, but Robert is on the east coast. >Curious... I tend to agree with Carol, the head shape is wrong for a robin. I saw my first ever cardinal last summer at IU. That was neat. -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2443 • Back to Topics

Message #2444 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Thomas Canty Robert Jones   Re: St Andrew's State Park (TR) 12/27/05, 9:29pm (Last Edited: 12/27/05, 9:29pm) I have both the east and west coast versions of Peterson's...I didn't think it was a Robin when I posted the pic but the closest coloration I could find was that of the Robin. I have another pic that I was able to enlarge and shows a white strip down the center of the breast of this bird. I am convinced now that it is a color phase of the Towhee -------------------------------------------------------- Friends are the best collectibles -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #2444 • Back to Topics

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