Help identify this bird

DoctorIt

So I'm having a bit of a spat regarding the ID of this bird. I'm not going to prejudice anyone with my guess or the opposing guess, I'll just say it was shot this past weekend in Rhode Island.

ian408

DoctorIt wrote:

So I'm having a bit of a spat regarding the ID of this bird. I'm not going to prejudice anyone with my guess or the opposing guess, I'll just say it was shot this past weekend in Rhode Island.

It looks like a dark eyed junco. I am not sure because
of the beak color. the junco would have a yellowish beak.

Another guess was going to be Bell's Viero. But then the
range does not include Rhode Island.

Ian

DoctorIt

ian408 wrote:

It looks like a dark eyed junco. I am not sure because
of the beak color. the junco would have a yellowish beak.

Another guess was going to be Bell's Viero. But then the
range does not include Rhode Island.

Ian

ok, rather than narrow it down, you've added 2 more to the list. Although I doubt it's a junco, I see lots of those, and this definitely doesn't look like the local junco's.

lark

looks like a mockingbird that's all puffed up against the cold.....is he noisy?

jwear

lark wrote:

looks like a mockingbird that's all puffed up against the cold.....is he noisy?

i am putting my $ on lark Jeff

pathfinder

jwear wrote:

i am putting my $ on lark Jeff

We need an ornithologist here on dgrin, that's for sure. You guys aren't narrowing the choices down, but adding more choices

ginger_55

it looks like a female to me. they don't dress as flashy in the bird world, or it used to be that way.

g

jwear

pathfinder wrote:

We need an ornithologist here on dgrin, that's for sure. You guys aren't narrowing the choices down, but adding more choices

path not lark the bird but what lark said and if you are putting up $ i will find that bird JEFF

DoctorIt

Damn, that's 3 for mockingbird. I don't know what it sounds like, i wasn't there. My friend took the shot.

:bluduh

digismile

Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Identification Tips:

• Length: 9 inches
• Slender bill
• Gray head and upperparts
• Yellow eye
• White underparts
• Long black tail with white outer tail feathers
• White wing bars
• White patch in wing, especially visible in flight
• Black legs
• Sexes similar
• Juvenile has spotted breast
• Most often found in scrubby habitats and in urban areas

Similar species:

Shrikes are similar but have black masks and thicker bills. Sage Thrasher is similar to juvenile mockingbird but lacks white wing patches and has darker, more extensive spotting below. Rare Bahama Mockingbird (stray to Florida) has streaked flanks and lacks wing patches.


Info from this website.

ian408

ginger_55 wrote:

it looks like a female to me. they don't dress as flashy in the bird world, or it used to be that way.

g

Apparently, you've not been down to East 14th street lately

ian

Dixie

My vote is for the Northern Mockingbird per my guide.

lark

mockingbird...................knocked the bejeesus out of this bigger guy.
Territorial and fearless.


Den