ML621950831

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***MEGA | continuing bird perched on snags in roadside wetland; Jenny's notes are as follows: brownish-black bird with light pattern on wings; creamy white neck and chest, like fur; tip of dark tail dipped in coffee milk color; standing, open-winged, gave impression of wearing a nun's habit; showed bubblegum-pink throat patch at times; lots of preening; then, as thunder rumbled and then rain threatened: went through a more restless period (repeatedly and quickly stretching neck in and out; flying up and circling to a slightly different perch, at times with throaty calls and audible wingbeats; walking along branches sideways; stretching tail and wings; defecating - large, whitish squirt followed shortly after by a smaller brown plop); after downpour, finally settled on a new tree and calmed down as the daylight faded further; a remarkable bird

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