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<p class --_000_84EAFDD2B4E44F9885EA0CF719C17401dalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A couple of days ago my daughter saw a warbler-sized bird perched on the ba= r that holds our hanging feeder, and got 4 distant photos through a window = before it flew off =97 it has not been back. Problem is, I can=92t match i= t to anything in Sibley to the Smithosonian guide. Description (from the p= hotos, as I didn=92t see it): Throat & breast definitely bright yellow on the image, breast edged with wh= ite; no spots or streaks at all; belly white. Cameras can lie and the obse= rver thought it was more orange to look at, than yellow as on the photo. Two prominent white wing bars, dark wings. Bill sharp, grey, angle a bit steeper like an oriole than slender (smaller = angle) as in many warblers, not finch-like.. Crown grayish brown, no cap. Grey toes. Tail hidden behind the perch, but the observer thought there might have bee= n a flash of orange/yellow on the underside of the rump when it flew off. The oddest unmatchable feature is that the dark eye, while indistinct on th= e photos, appears completely surrounded by black orbital feathers, so it lo= oks like a very large black eye. Doesn=92t seem to fit any warbler, oriole, vireo or flycatcher as far as I = could see, & not a finch/sparrow. Could be an immature stage or an adult l= osing its summer plumage (?). Probably not exotic, but I=92m stumped. I have 4 similar, largely side-view photos ~1.3MB each, none that great but= might be enough, if anyone is interested to try an identification. Steve (Halifax) On Dec 9, 2017, at 9:26 PM, Keith Lowe <Mythos25@live.com<mailto:Mythos25@l= ive.com>> wrote: We are now at species 170 species. Which is 10 shy of where were at the end= of the December last year. Additions since the last update: Northern Goshawk =96 Carmel Smith, outside Bridgewater, Lunenburg. I mentio= ned that Carmel also had one the same day she saw a Broad-wined Hawk but I = forgot to tick it. Lesser Yellowlegs =96 Lise Bell, Crescent Beach, Lunenburg. Continuing a 12= year pattern getting on the getting on the WBL every 3rd year. Bullock=92s Oriole =96 Joan Mills, Westmount, Cape Breton. This was photogr= aphed this morning. Thanks to Alix for tipping me about it. 4 out 5 years n= ow The core species we are still missing (the white rows in the spreadsheet). Brant =96 one hasn=92t flown with 5k of Mark yet Ruddy Duck =96 any day now Pied-billed Grebe =96 at leas one will show up somewhere this winter Wilson=92s Snipe =96 any day now Mew Gull (Common) =96 Dartmouth will get one this month Long-eared Owl =96 If Randy or James don=92t strike first, Fulton will have= a good chance to get on the Halifax CBC if the wind cooperates Short-eared Owl =96 Mark Dennis had one Nov 30, any day now Northern Saw-whet Owl =96 Carmel needs to go hiking on her property. Brown Thrasher =96 Despite the bountiful fall, we haven=92t had one since O= ct 11 Fox Sparrow =96 We travel around when we feel like it Bohemian Waxwing =96 We=92re waiting for winter Eastern Meadowlark =96 2 years ago we dipped and thereby snapped a 20+ year= streak Pine Grosbeak =96 Guaranteed but where and when will be the first Common Redpoll =96 not even close to us yet There may be a short delay before the spreadsheet gets uploaded but for mor= e info or to view, download the WBL spreadsheet, visit our Winter Birds pag= e under Library athttp://nsbirdsociety.ca/ Keith Lowe --_000_84EAFDD2B4E44F9885EA0CF719C17401dalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-ID: <B51327AF70D77A41B978A9E65BBECCFA@CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> </head> <body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-lin= e-break: after-white-space;"> A couple of days ago my daughter saw a warbler-sized bird perched on the ba= r that holds our hanging feeder, and got 4 distant photos through a window = before it flew off =97 it has not been back. Problem is, I can=92t ma= tch it to anything in Sibley to the Smithosonian guide. Description (from the photos, as I didn=92t see it): <div><br> </div> <div>Throat & breast definitely bright yellow on the image, breast edge= d with white; no spots or streaks at all; belly white. Cameras can li= e and the observer thought it was more orange to look at, than yellow as on= the photo.</div> <div>Two prominent white wing bars, dark wings.</div> <div>Bill sharp, grey, angle a bit steeper like an oriole than slender (sma= ller angle) as in many warblers, not finch-like..</div> <div> <div>Crown grayish brown, no cap.</div> <div>Grey toes.</div> <div>Tail hidden behind the perch, but the observer thought there might hav= e been a flash of orange/yellow on the underside of the rump when it flew o= ff.</div> <div>The oddest unmatchable feature is that the dark eye, while indistinct = on the photos, appears completely surrounded by black orbital feathers, so = it looks like a very large black eye.</div> <div>Doesn=92t seem to fit any warbler, oriole, vireo or flycatcher as far = as I could see, & not a finch/sparrow. Could be an immature stage= or an adult losing its summer plumage (?). Probably not exotic, but = I=92m stumped. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>I have 4 similar, largely side-view photos ~1.3MB each, none that grea= t but might be enough, if anyone is interested to try an identification.</d= iv> <div>Steve (Halifax)</div> <div> <br> <br> <div> <div>On Dec 9, 2017, at 9:26 PM, Keith Lowe <<a href=3D"mailto:Mythos25@= live.com">Mythos25@live.com</a>> wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"font-family: H= elvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-w= eight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: nor= mal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-str