Was playing with my Border collie on the floor when this loud thump startled both of us.

This Bird ran into the window at the house and broke it's neck " sad ".

I've googled birds in VA and yet to find an answer.

This bird is bigger than a bluejay but smaller than a crow if that helps....... what is it ?

I've have several family members investigating but nothing.

New species yet discovered ?

https://www.google.com/search?q=white+bellied+bird+striped+tail+brown+wings&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS835US835&hl=en-US&prmd=isnv&sxsrf=ALiCzsa71COJ3N8y-8PIXfEidheWzcsuqw:1654132864183&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1rJ-OzY34AhVRmIQIHUNnD_cQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=414&bih=622&dpr=3#imgrc=LCEj5Yw5Nfa3CM&imgdii=8m2tLQ5KPBlsEM
 

Looks like a mangrove cuckoo

Daaaang, somebody got lost from SoFla…the traffic on I-95 must have been moving

Looking into this I’m seeing that they are typically found in SW Florida so it appears it lost it way. Might not be a bad idea to get ahold of a local biologist or bird watching group. 
 

Side note given your screen name I figured you’d be the first to have the answer. ?

Ran into the window and took a fall

Maybe a Yellow-billed cuckoo?

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-billed_Cuckoo/overview

5 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

https://www.google.com/search?q=white+bellied+bird+striped+tail+brown+wings&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS835US835&hl=en-US&prmd=isnv&sxsrf=ALiCzsa71COJ3N8y-8PIXfEidheWzcsuqw:1654132864183&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1rJ-OzY34AhVRmIQIHUNnD_cQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=414&bih=622&dpr=3#imgrc=LCEj5Yw5Nfa3CM&imgdii=8m2tLQ5KPBlsEM
 

Looks like a mangrove cuckoo

Thanks, that's exactly what it is, surprising.

The rear facing windows in our house face the woods, and we have all sorts of birds back there. We have one window that birds would do that on a regular basis. some would knock themselves out and recover, and some would die on impact, I guess the angle of the sun and the surrounding greenery makes it behave like a mirror and look like a continuing path, and yes, it's surprising how loud a thud a tiny bird can make. The admiral said "fix it", so what I came up with was a few different colored post-its. As a bonus, now I don't have to go run around looking for my passwords...  

Our home faces west on a hill overlooking the lake.  It's an A-Frame style home with large glass windows from roof to foundation.  Birds are always flying into our windows.  They seem to be chasing insects when this happens.   About half the time they are killed outright.  Often they lay there a while and fly off when they revive.  It's sad when they die. 

Comparing what 12ponudbass and Bass302 found, the Mangrove has peach pants whereas the Yellow Billed has white. looks like it's the Yellow Billed, which has the whole east coast as it's habitat.

7 minutes ago, padlin said:

Comparing what 12ponudbass and Bass302 found, the Mangrove has peach pants whereas the Yellow Billed has white. looks like it's the Yellow Billed, which has the whole east coast as it's habitat.

After further examination, you are correct sir.

10 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Side note given your screen name I figured you’d be the first to have the answer.

 

Ya no kidding.  How ironic is it that a guy named "Bird" is looking fore help identifying a bird?  Come on @Bird.

3 hours ago, padlin said:

Comparing what 12ponudbass and Bass302 found, the Mangrove has peach pants whereas the Yellow Billed has white

This whole thread is very informative! I never knew birds wore pants! ?

Right?!? The fact that ‘peach pants’ came up on BR is fascinating!

Yellow billed cuckoo is a common bird in the Appalachians 

 

to me their call sounds like the first part of the “wipeout “ song 

 

my boss found 26 of them dead on top of a bank building one time, we figured they were migrating and hit the sign 

I'm no expert but I think that bird is dead. Could be resting I suppose.

1 hour ago, schplurg said:

I'm no expert but I think that bird is dead. Could be resting I suppose.

I bet I have looked dead before back when I was in my early 20's.  But I was most certainly just resting.  

More research shows that they do run into buildings and windows quite a bit.

24 minutes ago, Bird said:

More research shows that they do run into buildings and windows quite a bit.

Most birds do. In ornithology lab at UT they had a very impressive collection of real bird skins stretched over foam forms. Each bird had a tag of when and where it came from. A good many of them hit a window and died on campus haha 

On 6/3/2022 at 12:20 AM, jbsoonerfan said:

I bet I have looked dead before back when I was in my early 20's.  But I was most certainly just resting.  

I may or may not have had pants on either.

At least it wasnt a “ big bird “.?

On 6/2/2022 at 10:28 PM, schplurg said:

I'm no expert but I think that bird is dead. Could be resting I suppose.

I'm no expert but you'd think the OP, who's screen name is Bird, would know something about birds....

 

 

There it is! ^^^