Yesterday’s sunny afternoon, I noticed something odd from the corner of my eye. I had no idea what it would be, just that it was different. I looked outside.<\/p>\n
On the fence was a bird whose posture surprised me. I didn’t have my glasses, so quickly got them; the bird was still there. I didn’t recognize it.<\/p>\n
The bird’s size was similar to a robin’s, but it didn’t stand like a robin. Its back was solid reddish brown, which petered into spots around whitish breast. I think it had a black collar. It had a white throat, some yellow (I think) near the eye, and a black circle below and behind its eye. Where the head wasn’t black, it was white or yellow.<\/p>\n
A couple of times it flew to the lawn, then returned to the fence.<\/p>\n
The birds I can find that look most like the one I saw: a juvenile robin or a horned lark. Conveniently, an adult male robin landed about six feet away on the same fence; it was the same size as the bird I’m describing. I don’t believe a juvenile robin, at this time of year, would be equal in size to an adult.<\/p>\n
I heard the bird’s voice; it was producing single notes, around 10-15 seconds apart. That could be a horned lark or a robin.<\/p>\n
I’ve read that horned larks aren’t necessarily known to breed here, but I’d say that’s what the bird was.<\/p>\n
Source:<\/p>\n
www.allaboutbirds.org<\/a><\/p>\n www.crd.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n