Could someone give me some suggestions as to what species of bird I keep starling?
I live in Northern VA in the woods...property has patches of woodland but this bird is generally in an area that has shrubby cover but is also adjacent to septic field (meadow-y). It is always on the ground. It is not a passerine...too "heavy-bodied" and is not a turkey. When it flies away I catch sight of "dark peach-y(sorry not good at colours) feathers. It is compact, not large like a turkey and it makes an alarm call that is sort of chittery. I don't think it's a hawk because it's in the same vicinity every morning (doubt it would hunt in the same place every day) and doesn't "sound" like a hawk. Any suggestions would be helpful! Thank-you!
