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From: Tycho@cup.portal.com (Chris Nanine Hall)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Name that bird; I have one
Message-ID: <20890@cup.portal.com>
Date: 31 Jul 89 07:24:47 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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I was birding over the last weekend and saw a bird which has
me stumped.  I consider myself a pretty fair birder, but I
know eastern birds better than western.  Here are the details:
Location: Small pond with cattails, on Sonoma Mt. in Sonoma
County, CA. General habitat is oak/grass land.
The Bird: Very plain, brown, finch size; no wing bars, eye ring
or any other distinguishing characteristics.  Seed-like finch
bill, dark legs. Wings were dark brown, the rest of body was lighter brown.
Bird was in cattails, making "cheep" like call notes.
My guess: Female Indigo - too far west? My bird too brown.
          Female Varied Bunting - way out of range but looked
most like this in Nat. Geo. bird book.  Hmmm

Your answer????