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07/22/2007 10:39:07 PM · #1

Bird Id anyone?Pardon my ignorance!!

electrolost

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5

07/22/2007 10:41:52 PM · #2

kinda looks like a sparrow but I don't think it is because of the beak. It mithe help if you said were you saw this bird because a big help to id birds is were you see them in the world...

07/22/2007 10:42:31 PM · #3

My first thought was Goldfinch. I'm looking around though to see if anything else has the yellow tummy of that size.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

07/22/2007 10:43:29 PM · #4

Originally posted by electrolost:

kinda looks like a sparrow but I don't think it is because of the beak. It mithe help if you said were you saw this bird because a big help to id birds is were you see them in the world...

Good idea.. location would be nice. I always assume people are in the US.

krnodil

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/22/2007 10:44:45 PM · #5

Eastern Wood Peewee, would be my guess, so long as you took this picture in their native area.

07/22/2007 10:46:32 PM · #6

Originally posted by aliqui:

Originally posted by electrolost:
kinda looks like a sparrow but I don't think it is because of the beak. It mithe help if you said were you saw this bird because a big help to id birds is were you see them in the world...

Good idea.. location would be nice. I always assume people are in the US.

You assumed correctly at least in this case :).
This has been taken in Waukesha, Wisconsin...I should have mentioned that up front..

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

07/22/2007 10:48:14 PM · #7

Originally posted by krnodil:

Eastern Wood Peewee, would be my guess, so long as you took this picture in their native area.

What is their native area?Does WI come under that? It's called midwest..so I cant assume :)

krnodil

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/22/2007 10:49:52 PM · #8

they can be found in Wisconsin, according to the guide map I'm looking at, and may overlap with the Western wood pewee, which looks virtually identical.

electrolost

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5

07/22/2007 10:52:15 PM · #9

kinda looks like this bird

pine siskin

krnodil

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

07/22/2007 10:56:43 PM · #10

Originally posted by electrolost:

kinda looks like this bird

pine siskin

my guess is that the beak in the picture doesn't look short enough to be that of a pine siskin; and from the guides, the pine siskin has yellow on its chest only when it also has prominent yellow in the wings, which doesn't seem to be the case in this picture. Also there's no "streaks" on the breast in the one in the picture.

07/22/2007 11:02:46 PM · #11

It looks like a Wood Peewe to me too after checking some pics of both..
The yellowish tint in the bird's belly may have come from the grass below the fence it was sitting on.
Thanks for all the answers!!

07/22/2007 11:24:59 PM · #12

Alder Flycatcher?

Another
And another

07/22/2007 11:46:51 PM · #13

Thanks Aliui..
Now it looks more like a flycatcher!! :)