What an I? Bird ID help request
Feb 14, 2021 12:03:54 #
I spotted this attractive bird near the feeder the day before yesterday. Only for a couple seconds. Yesterday it returned with a friend. I could not id it with Ebird or in the guides I have laying around. Yesterday I did manage to grab a couple quick shots of it but they were to poor to bother with.
This am I went out to rearrange perches and feeders. As soon as I cam in a bunch of the locals flew in the check out the new ambience. With the normal crowd were 4 of my new mystery bird and they were more social-with me.
One has a hint of red on its throat. These are larger than a House Sparrow. Smaller than a Redwing Blackbird. They have a very sharp beak, thinner and longer than a Finch or Sparrow. They seem happy to feed on the ground.
???
All I have done to these images it to set the white balance, set the white and black points and give them a run through denoise ai.
This am I went out to rearrange perches and feeders. As soon as I cam in a bunch of the locals flew in the check out the new ambience. With the normal crowd were 4 of my new mystery bird and they were more social-with me.
One has a hint of red on its throat. These are larger than a House Sparrow. Smaller than a Redwing Blackbird. They have a very sharp beak, thinner and longer than a Finch or Sparrow. They seem happy to feed on the ground.
???
All I have done to these images it to set the white balance, set the white and black points and give them a run through denoise ai.
Feb 14, 2021 12:16:25 #
ejpeters
Loc: New Jersey, USA
At first I thought it was a Song Sparrow, but after I looked a little more I think it is a Savannah Sparrow.
Feb 14, 2021 12:25:26 #
Feb 14, 2021 12:27:44 #
Mrs. RW Blackbird. Hubby in photo #1 has taken her to brunch for Valentine’s Day. ❤️❤️
Feb 14, 2021 12:32:08 #
ejpeters wrote:
At first I thought it was a Song Sparrow, but after I looked a little more I think it is a Savannah Sparrow.
I believe Song Sparrow is correct. It lacks the yellow in front of the eye common in the Savannah Sparrow but there is a lot of variation in both birds.
Feb 14, 2021 12:39:45 #
WDCash wrote:
I spotted this attractive bird near the feeder the... (show quote)
Now don't I feel foolish?
Opened my Audubon field guide and boom, there she was. It is a Red-winged Blackbird, female. Its funny we have dozens on Males showing up and hardly any Females. Nest building?
Feb 14, 2021 12:40:17 #
Marg wrote:
Mrs. RW Blackbird. Hubby in photo #1 has taken her to brunch for Valentine’s Day. ❤️❤️
Yup, thanks your a winner!
Feb 14, 2021 12:41:01 #
Arizona Art wrote:
Female red winged black bird
That is correct! Winner! Thanks
Feb 14, 2021 21:06:14 #
It looks like the male is directly behind her. Note the coloration on the wing.
Feb 15, 2021 07:12:51 #
Suggest giving a look at the size of birds, often very useful in quick ID. The RWBB (22cm) is half again as big as the SSp (14cm). The dove in front in #2 gives a very good perspective for this large (almost as big as the dove) bird. It's head even looks bigger than the dove's.
Feb 15, 2021 10:49:49 #
Feb 15, 2021 10:51:14 #
suggest you use a bird id program called merlin from the cornell school of ornithology. Just download the picture to it and bingo you have an id.
Feb 15, 2021 12:31:27 #
I have always been perplexed at how the female red winged blackbird can look so different from the male.
Feb 15, 2021 15:30:03 #
It looks quite similar in coloring to the pictures of a "Fox Sparrow" from looking at the photos on the website www.allaboutbirds.org
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/media-browser-overview/66115301
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/media-browser-overview/66115301
Feb 15, 2021 17:42:33 #
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