@mbemis Mannie, thanks for the clarification. I'm not sure of the one on the right, but I guess I thought I was hearing the sounds of a Killdeer and thought they might be from the one on the left. Hmmm. . .
No, that's not a Kildeer. They don't have the wing bars. I'm pretty sure those bars are saying Mockingbird. Maybe the Mockingbird was mimicking a Kildeer! Now that I look at it a little better, I think the one on the right is a Say's Phoebe with its peach-colored breast. It would make sense for a Mockingbird and a Phoebe to be picking off flying insects over the field. At any rate, it's a great shot.
@adambralston Yep, I'm in agreement that the one on the right is a mocker. Silhouette is wrong for a Say's. I've got to stick with mocker for both birds in fact. Those wing bars nail it. Maybe there was a Kildeer on the ground that went unseen. Thanks for the ID opportunity, Kareen, and the discussion, Adam.
July 23rd, 2014
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Cool shot @kareenking . It definitely reminds me of this one --- http://365project.org/adambralston/365/2014-06-19