Need help with this cute bird
by Heidi Wellock
(Santa Rosa Ca.)
Im in Northern Ca. Saw a bird 2-3 times bigger than the other robins around it. Orange chest like robin but scooted like roadrunner 8-9 inches long with strips on whole back. I tried grab camera but he took off. Was more horizontal unlike other birds.
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