Date: 12/30/24 10:18 am From: Jeremy Cohen <jeremy3cohen...> Subject: Re: Rock Wren at Beaver Lake Nursery Pond
Photo looks good to me! Time of year is also perfect for rock wren in Arkansas, and behavior/ habitat context is also a great match. Jeremy Cohen, Ph.D. Associate Research Scientist Yale Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024, 11:53 AM Ian MacGregor < <00000489141846bd-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Just as I was leaving the pond this morning, I saw a bird doing "deep > knee-bends" on one of the pile of concrete on the dry pond bed. I thought > sure is acting like a Rock Wren. I could not make out any field marks. > The bird had its back to me, and was a fair distance away. I took a > couple of photos before it flew to another cement pile even further away > I am including one here. > > The photo will win no prizes. I asked Merlin to identify it, and it said > Carolina Wren, I used the same photo and gave told Merlin it had been > taken in California and Merlin identified it as a Rock Wren. When it flew > it showed a reddish brown rump, the tail looked like it had a large black > spot in the center. I did not note what the tips of the tall feathers > were like. > > Habitat and knee-bends, and flight pattern all looked good for Rock Wren. > I wish I could have seen the bid better. > > Ian MacGregor Bella Vists > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the ARBIRD-L list, click the following link: > http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa-UARKEDU.exe?SUBED1=ARBIRD-L&A=1 >
