Bird ID
Sep 15, 2023 12:32:23 #
Okay, A test for the real birders out there. This bird showed up in my backyard on Tuesday afternoon. When I first saw him, I saw the blue feathers with his back to me, and I asked myself, This is not a Bluebird, what is it. Then he turned towards me and I saw his yellow throat. It was much more yellow than the photo shows. Then I had no idea. I asked Merlin, and he said in a heartbeat "Cowbird".
Well, I've never seen a Cowbird look like this one. Went to my local Bird Club meeting and asked 3 expert local birders, combined over 100 years of birding (Old group), not a single one could identify it. When I said Cowbird, they didn't buy it. But they had no other suggestions.
So, what is the collective wisdom of this bird?
Well, I've never seen a Cowbird look like this one. Went to my local Bird Club meeting and asked 3 expert local birders, combined over 100 years of birding (Old group), not a single one could identify it. When I said Cowbird, they didn't buy it. But they had no other suggestions.
So, what is the collective wisdom of this bird?
Sep 15, 2023 12:40:46 #
This one is a challenge..Merlin said shiny cowbird or brown headed cowbird.
I'm not sure
I'm not sure
Sep 15, 2023 12:41:44 #
Sep 15, 2023 15:25:46 #
imagemeister wrote:
Female Red Wing Blackbird ? !
Female redwing cowblackbird 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐Lovely shots ⭐
Sep 15, 2023 21:53:00 #
Sep 15, 2023 23:36:40 #
I have seen these in my yard and never new what they were. I believe it is a female brown cowbird.
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Sep 16, 2023 16:14:02 #
PSims46
Loc: Maryland
The closest thing I could find is the Eastern Bluebird. It’s definitely not a redwing blackbird. I have photos but couldn’t figure out how to add them to this reply.
Sep 16, 2023 18:03:58 #
Tonyf1234
Loc: Hyattsville, MD
It is a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird. The tail is still growing in. (May well be a young male?)
Contrary to many IDs here, it is certainly NOT an Indigo Bunting.
Shiny Cowbird? Unless from Florida - highly unlikely, though my experience with that species is very limited. Have banded many Indigos over the years.
Contrary to many IDs here, it is certainly NOT an Indigo Bunting.
Shiny Cowbird? Unless from Florida - highly unlikely, though my experience with that species is very limited. Have banded many Indigos over the years.
Sep 19, 2023 15:12:32 #
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