tags: Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis, photographed in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Terry Sohl, 9 August 2007 [larger view].
Photo taken with a Canon 20D, 400 5.6L.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
gray jay
light gray under
black cap on back of head barely visible
Camp robbers love the national parks. They are quite bold in Denali.
I have a sudden urge to take a sandwich out of my backpack.
Long tail, black cap, light gray plumage on underside, gray face
When/where do you post the IDs? I tweeted you about this, but forgot to post here, so here goes - I call it:
Snow bunting: pale underside, including under tail, black in wing, that bunting beak, which being all black, suggests a male.
How'd I do?
I stuffed up, didn't I? Never realized gray jays have such short beaks... :)