How about a 1st year male Scott’s Oriole with a broken almost dangling bill. Look at perched picture and expand on bill. What I see is Not decurved but broken.
Do we all get to vote😊
Bob
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> On Dec 20, 2020, at 6:58 PM, Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...> wrote:
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> My initial reaction was oriole especially from the perched overall shape and appearance. Not stocky or thick-billed like a Western Tanager.
> Ryan
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> Ryan Phillips
> Norcal Birding
> www.norcalbirding.com
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>> On Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 12:31 PM Dani Christensen <danichristensen1128...> wrote:
>> Hi birders!
>>
>> We need your input. Barry & Ginger Landgon-Lassange photographed this bird south of Lake Cunningham for the Evergreen sector of the San Jose CBC. Photos attached. Lost the bird after last photo.
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>> Notes: “Looked yellow-green in flight. Size of an oriole... Could be crossbill sized.”
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>> Crossbill? Other Finch or Oriole with a deformed bill?Any thoughts are mucho appreciated! Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dani Christensen
>> Evergreen Sector Leader
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>
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