[mou] Bird identification--looks like fat junco

[carol gurstelle]

I'm trying to identify a bird that has recently shown
up at our backyard feeder.  We've been calling it "fat
bird" or "sumo junco."  In coloration it looks like a
slate-colored junco--grey head, neck, back and wings. 
The belly and underside of the tail are white. 
However, it is larger than a junco or a house sparrow,
rounder and "fluffier" looking.  I thought it might be
a white-winged junco, but there is no white on the
wings.  

Most often, it appears at our thistle feeder and
remains for 5-10 minutes.  I've also seen at the
feeder that has the typical sunflower-peanut
hearts-millet-corn mixture.    I've not seen it feed
on the ground and I've never seen more than one.

Carol Gurstelle
Roseville, MN

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