help?

by Wendy Phillips
(Pottsboro, Texas)

i saw a bird that looks exactly like a robin. same colors and markings except for a white thin ring around it's neck? can you tell me what it is? because i've looked in my bird books and can't find it anywhere.


thanks for your help,
Wendy Phillips

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Mar 10, 2011
 Maybe a juvenile robin?
by: Judy-Seattle

Wendy, I wonder if it could be a young robin that does not yet have its full adult plumage? I will try to post a couple of my robins pics showing a juvenile and an adult robin for comparison.
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