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 04/26/2009 01:05:42 AM · #1







04/26/2009 01:08:23 AM · #2
the 2nd is a red winged blackbird.

the last two look to be the same breed. but i don't know what it is. some sort of grouse would be my best guess.

the first one is a fledgling duck :)



Message edited by author 2009-04-26 01:10:20.
 04/26/2009 01:23:27 AM · #3
Golden crown sparrow, Red wing blackbird, and little duck
 04/26/2009 01:29:00 AM · #4
Agree.

Originally posted by rodfulk:
Golden crown sparrow, Red wing blackbird, and little duck
04/26/2009 01:50:54 AM · #5
i've never seen a sparrow with such a fanned tail


04/26/2009 02:24:44 AM · #6
The first one is actually a baby goose. Maybe...
 04/26/2009 03:02:19 AM · #7
Haha!

I have to double check all the answers with some online resource. But I know for sure the first one is a baby goose...since it was swimming in between two geese.

04/26/2009 03:46:42 AM · #8
Trust me, they're right; a redwinged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, and golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla.

So, what kind of goose was the wee one swimming with?
 04/26/2009 08:06:29 AM · #9
I'm not so sure on the red-winged Blackbird call, If the bird was in California, it could be a Tricolored Blackbird. This bird shows alot of glossy color, which Tricolors have and a bit thinner bill than a red-winged might have. Just some thoughts.
 04/26/2009 10:18:14 AM · #10
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?
 04/26/2009 11:14:42 AM · #11
Originally posted by stargazer05766:
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?
Where's the deck located?
 04/26/2009 11:16:46 AM · #12
Originally posted by stargazer05766:

This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?


My best guess is a White-throated Sparrow with some partial albino business going on.
 04/26/2009 11:23:59 AM · #13
The first one is a baby Canada Goose. At least the ones in my pictures look like that.



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 04/26/2009 12:43:35 PM · #14
Check out WhatBird for an excellent bird identification site.
 04/26/2009 01:15:59 PM · #15
Originally posted by vtruan:
I'm not so sure on the red-winged Blackbird call, If the bird was in California, it could be a Tricolored Blackbird. This bird shows alot of glossy color, which Tricolors have and a bit thinner bill than a red-winged might have. Just some thoughts.


Tri-colored blackbirds have white against the red, not yellow.
 04/26/2009 02:09:42 PM · #16
Originally posted by stargazer05766:
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?


The only thing I can find that's even close-ish is a snow bunting in the process of changing from its winter colours to its summer ones, but it still doesn't look just right. Where was this taken?

eta; nope, really don't think so.
Hmm, every time I think I'm on a lead something in colouring (breast streaks, wing bars, etc) throws me off. I'm stumped!

Message edited by author 2009-04-26 14:13:42.
 04/26/2009 02:20:37 PM · #17
Originally posted by stargazer05766:
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?


It's a finch of some kind.
 04/26/2009 02:35:31 PM · #18
We/I would like to know where it was taken; or, where was the "deck" located?. N. America, S. America, Australia, Russia, Europe, etc. Also, what time of year?
 04/26/2009 02:44:08 PM · #19
the fledgling is a canadian goose
 04/26/2009 04:27:02 PM · #20
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
Originally posted by stargazer05766:
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?


It's a finch of some kind.


I think it is a partial albino dark-eyed Junco. I had a partila albino robin in my yard yesterdaay.

The photo of the red-winged/tricolored blackbird show neither white or yellow, I was looking at the glossy coloration and smaller bill.
 04/26/2009 07:54:08 PM · #21
Originally posted by vtruan:
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
Originally posted by stargazer05766:
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?


It's a finch of some kind.


I think it is a partial albino dark-eyed Junco. I had a partila albino robin in my yard yesterdaay.

The photo of the red-winged/tricolored blackbird show neither white or yellow, I was looking at the glossy coloration and smaller bill.


Yeah, a junco is entirely possible.

On the blackbird, it looks orangey on the lower edge to me. I think it would definitely show white in a tricoloured. The white's quite distinctive, much move visible than the orange, in ones I've seen. The bill does look lighter, but I suspect that's reflection and the angle makes it hard to judge the length.
We get a LOT of redwinged around here. I know I have shots, so I'll see if there's a decent one for comparison :)

eta; Darn, found a great shot of a Brewer's blackbird but not of a redwinged. Would have to go wayyyy back into my cd's and I'm too lazy for that :D Though I'll see if I can catch a shot from our deck in the next day or two.

another edit; Sounds like redwinged is more likely, as I found this info;
"The estimated global population of Tricoloured Blackbirds is 250,000 to 300,000 birds, with at least 95% of these occurring in California." It's classified as endangered. my source

Message edited by author 2009-04-26 20:06:12.
 04/26/2009 10:03:51 PM · #22
I assumed the blackbird was shot on the west coast when posted with a golden-crowned sparrow another mostly western species. I haven't seen many Tricoloreds, so it could be a red-winged, but I couldn't eliminate a Tricolored with the shot.

04/26/2009 10:20:29 PM · #23
Here's my strangest bird shot so far,

and a local redwing blackbird

I am not familiar with any of the birds posted so far, except that Prash's black bird may be the redwing type. I think that the one by Stargaser may be molting. I can't remember ever seeing a photo of a bird with that coloring as being their normal feather set.

04/26/2009 11:34:31 PM · #24
Originally posted by vtruan:
I assumed the blackbird was shot on the west coast when posted with a golden-crowned sparrow another mostly western species. I haven't seen many Tricoloreds, so it could be a red-winged, but I couldn't eliminate a Tricolored with the shot.


But the golden-crowned covers the whole west coast, at one time of year or another, while the tricoloured doesn't. We get golden-crowned and redwinged but not tricoloured.

I agree, it's west coast somewhere, but knowing just where could help us eliminate the tricoloured (or may not). I also agree that it can't be eliminated by that photo, though limited range and population numbers within its range make it more likely to be red-winged, IMO.

Now, if he'd only tell us where it was shot! :)

eta; by the way guys, the gosling isn't a fledgling. It'll be a couple months yet before he can fly :)

Message edited by author 2009-04-26 23:40:14.
 12/15/2009 10:18:34 PM · #25


Does anybody know what kind of bird this is? He currently lives in Kentucky and LOVES dried cranberries.
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