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07/07/2007 01:01:51 PM · #1 |
I shot these yesterday while playing with my new 100-400mm and have come up with my best guess on what they are. Let me know your thoughts. Both pictures were taken in Bolton, MA in an area that has some wetlands a meandering river and fields.
These little puffballs were twittering about towards the top of a tree. The white eyering is what makes me think it is a least flycatcher, but the lack of wing bars on the bird is making me question this ID.
 
This bird was hanging out in some snags over a pond and sometimes rustling around in the grasses at the edge. This looks to me like a female red-winged blackbird, but the head and beak don't look quite right.
 
Thanks!
-Ryan
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07/07/2007 01:15:41 PM · #2 |
I think the bird on the lower left is know by the scientific name of:
Brownbirdus sittingonthickbranchis |
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07/07/2007 01:20:24 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
I think the bird on the lower left is know by the scientific name of:
Brownbirdus sittingonthickbranchis |
That can't be- I already have another bird classified under that name...
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07/07/2007 02:03:25 PM · #4 |
The first one looks like a juvenile mockingbird...
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07/07/2007 02:30:01 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
The first one looks like a juvenile mockingbird... |
I think these were too small to be juvenile mockingbirds, and lack the splotchy breast they typically have as shown here: Juvenile Mockinbird Photos
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07/07/2007 02:51:24 PM · #6 |
The second one might be a juvenile meadowlark, without the gold breast feathers developed. I'm no exppert by any means, but the markings on the head match more than anything else I can think of.
//www.backyardbirdcam.com/gallery/meadowlark-east-juv.htm
Message edited by author 2007-07-07 14:52:20. |
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07/07/2007 03:39:43 PM · #7 |
| I would say the bottom two are Red-Winged Blackbirds. They may be juvenile males rather than females. They look to have some faint red on the sides of their heads, which young males have, but it's a little hard to tell. The other two I couldn't say. |
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07/07/2007 04:09:42 PM · #8 |
On the second pair, the meadowlark's beak is longer and heavier.
I haven't eliminated everything else yet, but I'm leaning strongly toward the red-wing too, given their location et al.
The first pair... hmmm.... I dunno! I'd say they're not too long fledged, which can make it tough. Lotsa "I-dunnos", no "Eureka!s". |
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