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Alvito
May 17th, 2008, 08:41 PM
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2071/img4804mv3.jpg


All kidding aside, this bird crashed into my window and the cat was smacking it around.

I got there in time and told the cat to go away. I took some nice pictures of the bird.


http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3023/img4803jg0.jpg
This was 5 minutes after the impact, its eyes opened and it got on its feet.


http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/905/img4796hm5.jpg
This was right after the impact and the cat tossing it around. Eyes closed, and haunched over laying almost flat on the ground.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8784/img4811kv0.jpg
We all know this predator. She got a beating for smackin around the bird.

Brownie points to the person who can name the species.
CanadaBoy
May 17th, 2008, 09:03 PM
You hit your cat for following it's natural instinct?

You sir should be hit with this:

http://www.destructoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/banstick.jpg
jcoltage
May 17th, 2008, 09:13 PM
The real question is why he put a pebble on the birds head...
Alvito
May 17th, 2008, 09:23 PM
The real question is why he put a pebble on the birds head...

Do you not read? It was bread, hence the breadhat. He didnt want to eat it, I thought he might enjoy a hat instead.

I didnt beat my cat. I was joking. I picked her up off the bird and shoved her her on the lawn.
jcoltage
May 17th, 2008, 09:28 PM
Yea reading is an issue when there are pics - my mistake, and for birds their foreheads are blind spots since there eyes are on the side unlike humans with eyes on their fronts. Second guy got it right with pics with words in them
Alvito
May 17th, 2008, 09:35 PM
Yea reading is an issue when there are pics - my mistake, and for birds their foreheads are blind spots since there eyes are on the side unlike humans with eyes on their fronts. Second guy got it right with pics with words in them

a humans forehead is also a blind spot. Draw a big L on your forehead, you'll never see it lol.

But I know what you mean.

I dont think stunned birds get hungry, I think they rather just re-cooperate so they can fly away.

I have a video coming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5A-4BMcwZ0
1yellowdog
May 17th, 2008, 10:37 PM
I think it was very kind of you to save this poor little bird. I hope good fortune comes your way for doing this small thing for another living creature.
KevC
May 18th, 2008, 10:22 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5A-4BMcwZ0

best video evar =)
CSR
May 18th, 2008, 10:41 AM
best video evar =)

Every time you were petting it, you kept crushing it...
ElChico
May 18th, 2008, 11:40 AM
The bird is a Savannah Sparrow. The yellow lores are a good field mark. They are not the most common sparrow in these parts so I'm happy this one lived another day. :)
akky
May 18th, 2008, 07:03 PM
lol it was playing dead
MtX
May 18th, 2008, 07:54 PM
I think I found a dead one while I was mowing the lawn last week....
Alvito
May 18th, 2008, 08:19 PM
The bird is a Savannah Sparrow. The yellow lores are a good field mark. They are not the most common sparrow in these parts so I'm happy this one lived another day. :)

no, keep guessing ;)

You might be right, I thought the bird was a white throated sparrow, after googling your name, it turns out that the Savannah Sparrow has a white throat. So maybe you are right.
ElChico
May 19th, 2008, 01:46 AM
no, keep guessing ;)

You might be right, I thought the bird was a white throated sparrow, after googling your name, it turns out that the Savannah Sparrow has a white throat. So maybe you are right.

It's definitely not a White-Throated Sparrow. It lacks the distinct white and black stripes on the head, and there is too much streaking on the breast. Although I don't have my Sibley's in front of me right now, I probably spend more time on birding forums then RFD.
Alvito
May 19th, 2008, 12:55 PM
It's definitely not a White-Throated Sparrow. It lacks the distinct white and black stripes on the head, and there is too much streaking on the breast. Although I don't have my Sibley's in front of me right now, I probably spend more time on birding forums then RFD.

Wow, you have to have a really good eye for bird watching. At first glance the Savannah Sparrow and the white throated look the same to me. But after a closer look they are completely different.

The only thing I was looking for was the yellow part over the eye.
ElChico
May 19th, 2008, 01:26 PM
Wow, you have to have a really good eye for bird watching. At first glance the Savannah Sparrow and the white throated look the same to me. But after a closer look they are completely different.

The only thing I was looking for was the yellow part over the eye.

Your photos showed the entire bird which helps. In the field sometimes we only get a half a second look as they fly from tree to tree. There are many species of flycatchers that looks so similar the only way to tell them apart is by hearing their song!

This website is handy, but I ask a more experienced birder when I have I.D. problems.

http://identify.whatbird.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.aspx

(Entering "Sparrow", "Ontario", and "Yellow" the options returned are Tree, Savannah, and White-throated Sparrows. You can select them and click compare for a side by side view)
MizTEcK
May 19th, 2008, 01:30 PM
the cat looks mean +(
Alvito
May 19th, 2008, 01:36 PM
Your photos showed the entire bird which helps. In the field sometimes we only get a half a second look as they fly from tree to tree. There are many species of flycatchers that looks so similar the only way to tell them apart is by hearing their song!

This website is handy, but I ask a more experienced birder when I have I.D. problems.

http://identify.whatbird.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.aspx

(Entering "Sparrow", "Ontario", and "Yellow" the options returned are Tree, Savannah, and White-throated Sparrows. You can select them and click compare for a side by side view)

I have some audio of the bird squeaking when I tried to pick it up. Is it possible that this is a new born? or is it too early for newborns to be flying?
ElChico
May 19th, 2008, 06:11 PM
I have some audio of the bird squeaking when I tried to pick it up. Is it possible that this is a new born? or is it too early for newborns to be flying?

It doesn't take long for baby sparrows to take to the air (8-11 Days), but your little guy is an adult. The squeaks are most likely alarm calls. To age sparrows look at the primary flight feathers, worn and frayed edges mean that the bird just completed migration and hasn't molted yet. I new born would typically be more drab in colour and flight feathers would be in new and unused condition this time of year.