Today's mystery bird for you to identify | @GrrlScientist

This North American mystery bird often forms mixed species flocks with the two species it is most often mistaken forMystery Bird photographed on the Katy Prairie Conservancy, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this species for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 3 January 2012 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. Nikon D200, 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Question: This North American mystery bird often forms mixed species flocks with the two species it is most often mistaken for. Which species are those? Can you identify this bird's taxonomic family and species?The Rules: 1. Keep in mind that people live in zillions of different time zones, and some people are following on their smart phones. So let everyone play the game. Don't spoil it for everyone else by identifying the bird in the first 24 to 36 hours. 2. If you know the mystery bird's identity,...

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