Dead bird id
Sep 29, 2023 17:04:34 #
Cannot identify this bird which I found near my front door. Sparrow size. Lots of birds around our place but I can’t place this one.
Sep 29, 2023 19:38:12 #
warrenm wrote:
Cannot identify this bird which I found near my front door. Sparrow size. Lots of birds around our place but I can’t place this one.
Looks like a dead bird to me! Birdus deadus!
Sep 29, 2023 19:47:58 #
Where are you located? That might help to identify it.
Sep 29, 2023 19:50:54 #
Sep 29, 2023 20:40:22 #
Sep 30, 2023 01:07:01 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
There is a very useful FaceBook page "What is this Bird" Send the image and the information you sent us being sure to include your location where you found the bird. I can guarantee that you not only will get an answer, you will get a correct one.
Sep 30, 2023 07:06:07 #
Sep 30, 2023 13:26:36 #
Sep 30, 2023 14:28:55 #
Did some research. Appears to be a warbler called an oven bird. Named for the way the nest resembles a Dutch oven. Might have been the victim of a serious downpour
Oct 2, 2023 18:07:39 #
warrenm wrote:
Cannot identify this bird which I found near my front door. Sparrow size. Lots of birds around our place but I can’t place this one.
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Oct 15, 2023 15:42:06 #
Oct 15, 2023 15:45:23 #
Sure looks like it. Can’t recall seeing one around here (philly suburb) although we have lots of birds. Thanks for the response
Oct 15, 2023 21:32:06 #
warrenm wrote:
Sure looks like it. Can’t recall seeing one around here (philly suburb) although we have lots of birds. Thanks for the response
Warblers pass through on migration and are easy to miss seeing. I have see may hundreds passing through here the last few weeks. They don't hang around long, they are small, and they move quickly, so most people do not even realize they are there.
This time of year there is a horrific mortality rate from window collisions. The birds (all birds pretty much) think the reflections on the glass of sky and trees etc. means they can just fly through. They can't "see" the glass.
Warbler identification can be difficult in the fall when they don't have their breeding colors, and when first year birds are on the move. They have drabber colors.
Leaving the screens on your windows until migration is over prevents unnecessary deaths.
Oct 15, 2023 22:16:45 #
Good information. All our windows have screens but they are on the inside so maybe that makes a difference. This is the only such incident so hoping it’s just a one time thing. Thanks
Oct 16, 2023 01:51:04 #
warrenm wrote:
Good information. All our windows have screens but they are on the inside so maybe that makes a difference. This is the only such incident so hoping it’s just a one time thing. Thanks
Yes, it makes a difference. Screens on the inside don't break up the reflections.
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