tags: Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens, Photographed near a small Olympic Peninsula lake in Shelton, Washington State. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Lee Rentz, 19 February 2009.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
brown crown
chestnut sides
Feathered egg. Egg-shaped, covered in feathers. Or possibly fur. Possibly misplaced by a confused easter bunny, albeit it doesn't look chocolate.
Chestnut-backed chickadee, yeah, due to the chestnut sides and that touch of brownish in the cap. What a great shot! Better than a tulip for cheering someone up, at least if the someone is me. (Not that there's anything wrong with tulips. It's just that this little guy or gal is cute as a button, and the shot captures his/her personality perfectly.)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, because of the back and sides color, white cheeks, and brown tinge to the cap. Cute as a button. Almost as cheery as a tulip.