Just posted to the Wellington Birds listserv. The photo looks like a female Mountain Bluebird. Great find, Paul and good luck to anyone who looks for it.
Josh Vandermeulen Guelph, Ontario [email protected] 519-222-5420 (cell) joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com (blog) > Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 10:52:57 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [WELLBIRDS-L] confusing bluebird(?) > To: [email protected] > > Happy New Year everyone! > > Yesterday, Brian Husband, John Gerrath and I were on Puslinch Concession 1 > when we saw this bird, which had us stumped for a while. In the end we > decided it was most likely a bluebird (Eastern?), although I still haven't > found a picture anywhere that quite matches this one. > > When we watched it in the morning, in good light, none of us noticed any blue > coloration (it just looked grey) and in direct light, the underside looked > white (not grey) with a very slight buffy colour on its throat. Combined with > the distinct white spectacles, this "grey and white" bird was quite a > puzzler. When we returned in the afternoon, we saw a similar bird (the same > one?) with more obvious blue coloration on the tail. > > I hope the group doesn't mind that I've included one small image (courtesy of > Brian). We would appreciate any comments, which would certainly be helpful > for other people encountering similar birds. The location is at the end. > > Thanks, > Paul Kron > > > > > > > Puslinch Concession 1: Go south on Hwy 6 (south of Hwy 401) past Morriston. > Concession One meets Hwy 6 just south of Leslie Rd West and just north of the > boundary of Puslinch and Flamborough townships. Travel west on Conc 1 about > 1.5 km, until you see the large signs for Long Lane Farm at the end of a farm > lane. The bird was seen on the wooden fence, wires and trees along Conc 1 > immediately west of this laneway. > For exact location, paste 43°25'47.38"N 80° 6'56.08"W into Google Earth _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
