Northern Shrike?
On Nov 20, 2009, at 7:18 AM, Justin Woods wrote:

> Hey all--
>
> I have a mystery bird, but very few details, maybe not enough to go
> on...
>
> A couple of mornings ago, a large bird swooped over my car and into a
> neighbor's yard -- my first thought was raptor. By large, I mean
> Pileated-sized. It flew low over the yard, glided, pumped its wings a
> couple of times, and headed back into the trees, much higher.
>
> The thing was all gray on the back, and all I could see were
> distinctly
> white tail (coverts?) feathers on the outside of the tail, which was
> otherwise the same color as its back. The colors were clearly
> delineated.
> It reminded me of junco coloring.
>
> Gos? Any other guesses? The mystery is bugging me...
>
> Thanks!
>
> --justin
>