Re: blue rock thrush

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

I live inland from where the sighting was, so birders here are all in a twitter 🐦‍⬛

The actual sighting appears to a sub species which actually has a red/brown chest, not all blue. Found mainly in the Philippines. Moving on to tracing wind paths across the Pacific 😵‍💫

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

This is supposedly the one spotted in Oregon: Experts believe this blue and chestnut colored bird photographed by middle school band teacher Michael Sanchez is a blue rock thrush, a bird almost never before seen in North America.

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Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

These rarely seen birds are thought to have "hitched a ride" on ocean-going ships...

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bigLou · ‎09-03-2013

@Still Raining wrote:
I live inland from where the sighting was, so birders here are all in a twitter 🐦‍⬛

The actual sighting appears to a sub species which actually has a red/brown chest, not all blue. Found mainly in the Philippines. Moving on to tracing wind paths across the Pacific 😵‍💫

You are right. Here is a pic of the bird found in the Philippines

lil sophie · ‎04-28-2014

He was seen at Cannon Beach in Oregon

lil sophie · ‎04-28-2014

a real close up

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

When you google the image it does say Indigo Bunting.

Both birds are beautiful.

That is interesting about the bird maybe hitching a ride on a ship!

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