SonyBug wrote:
,OK, I am not in this for a prize. I always want to do a correct ID on a bird. So, black capped chickadee, or not.
The picture did not show the beak or under the chin. So the black capped chickadee could have been correct. But the second picture showed that under the chin was not black, and the beak was long. Both of them not correct for black capped chickadee. So, the second picture made the ID more accurate.
No problem. In the first pic, I thought I was being careful to show just the tip of the Nuthatches beak (poking out from behind the bark). This was a clue that this bird had way too long a beak, to be a Chickadee.
However, in the interests of fairness, if you want to PM me with your address, I will be happy to send you a consolation prize.