[EBB Sightings] ID help in Oaktown

This sounds like a Black phoebe.  Possible?
Doug Greenberg

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcus" 
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Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 4:37 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] ID help in Oaktown


> In Oakland's Laurel nr 35th Ave an MacArthur.  Hooded
> like a magpie or a junco, down to mid-breast, smaller
> than a robin and with a skinny beak. Black and white,
> lots of bright white below the hood.
> Maybe it washed itself in the puddle on my roof. All
> the birds come to Spa Marcus for their bath.  Closest
> thing I can see in my books is an adult male Canadian
> junco...no way eh? Magpie? But no distinctive colors.
> Size similar to the hooded oriole that hung around
> last summer. Just a strongly contrasting black/white.
> Perched about 10 ft away from my dog and I for a few
> seconds and then flew off as my brain registered "gee
> I haven't seen that around here before."
> A high chirp chirp chirp. No pitch change from chirp
> to chirp.
> Maybe it will come by again tomorrow when I'm
> gardening.
> I like these days of mystery.
> -Marcus
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