I agree with all but one of you who said Scarlet Tanager. There was a
male hopping around the trees in the area, although he never went within 50
feet of the nest. At first I thought she was a bit small but its hard to
tell 40 feet up in a tree. I should have known that was way too easy for
this bunch. Next time you get the out of focus photos!! (At least there will
be lots more of them). Interestingly, right in the same spot I heard at
least 4 Cerulean Warblers - that's why I stopped there.
"Message: 7
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 19:43:01 EDT
From: Mntncougar@aol.com
Subject: [CT Birds] Who is this babe? Test for the gurus
To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
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Saw this nest on River Road in Kent while looking for (and finding!!) the
Cerulean Warbers. My initial impression during the 1 fleeting glimpse I
got of her off the nest was brownish on top and at least partially yellow
underneath. With the filtered light through the leaves I wasn't sure of
anything. Bird appeared about the size of an oriole. I have an idea
what it
is since I saw a male in the area, but I'll keep it under wraps til
someone
tries a guess.
Here's the link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mntncougar/FemalOnNestRiverRoad53109#"
Don Morgan
Coventry
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