Wow! A hearty slice of 'Humble Pie' for me! I failed to check the range map which was important here. Sibley's picture sure looks like Ken Andrews picture!
Thanks to both Ken's for a reminder in Birding Basics.
Matt Valencic
Geauga County
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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kenn Kaufman
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 3:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Mystery Bird at Margaret Peak NP (Lorain County)
Hi Ken,
Yes, you're right, your photos show a juvenile Horned Lark. This is a classic confusion species for birders, because the juvenile looks so different from the adult -- and because it doesn't stay in that plumage for very long, so we don't have much chance to practice with it. But the bird shows the same tail pattern as the adult and the same upright stance, and nothing else that should be in Ohio in summer looks similar.
Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, OH
On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Ken Andrews <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Such a nice place! My first time here. I saw a horned lark, a bobolink
> and two least sandpipers among others. Wish I would have come a little
> bit earlier in the day.
>
> I saw four of these birds along the middle path just north of the pond.
> See linked image.
>
> The bird in the photo has a dark tail and that white chin strap (upper
> right image). It also seems to have wing bars.
> I haven't found anything online that matches. Wish I could have been
> closer. I am guessing immature horned lark. But, I don't like that ID.
> There was a horned lark a bit farther along the path perched on a
> white plastic pipe sticking out of the ground.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/JN3oZb
>
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