A few from yesterday

Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
edited June 29, 2014 in Wildlife
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Could use help identifying this one

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First Bluebird I've been able to capture (Not the best but I'll take it for now)

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Goldfinch from the archives

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Quite surprised when this guy appeared

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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2014
    Id?
    Jack, I'm going to guess that your mystery bird is either a female Red-winged Blackbird or a female Brown-headed Cowbird. I'd bet money on one or the other, but darned if I can say which one. ne_nau.gif
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2014
    Icebear wrote: »
    Jack, I'm going to guess that your mystery bird is either a female Red-winged Blackbird or a female Brown-headed Cowbird. I'd bet money on one or the other, but darned if I can say which one. ne_nau.gif

    Wow thanks for that. I never realized that the female RWBB wasn't black. We have tons of them here.
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  • CraigKCraigK Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited June 29, 2014
    It looks like a juvenile brown-headed cowbird to me.

    I wonder who raised him/her. I've seen them with juncos and also pine siskins. Both times they dwarfed their "parents".
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2014
    CraigK wrote: »
    It looks like a juvenile brown-headed cowbird to me.

    I wonder who raised him/her. I've seen them with juncos and also pine siskins. Both times they dwarfed their "parents".

    After looking in Peterson's field guide I think you are correct. Thanks
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  • Hunter58Hunter58 Registered Users Posts: 723 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2014
    That's a Brown-headed Cowbird for sure. I'll bet someone in the neighborhood is missing a parakeet.
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