Who Am I?
Mar 22, 2020 11:02:22 #
Tonyf1234
Loc: Hyattsville, MD
This is a MALE American Goldfinch in winter plumage. It can be determined as male by the black, not brown wing feathers. Having banded literally thousands of these birds, I am confident in this ID. Cheers.
Mar 22, 2020 14:25:00 #
rob7789 wrote:
It is an American Goldfinch. In basic (nonbreeding) plumage they are quite dull looking. Not bright yellow.
Part of what has confused me is that I have seen birds which I recognized as male Goldfinches around here. Looking through old pictures, I found two of them, but they seem to have been in breeding plumage in times that bracket this one.
I really hope another comes by, one that is willing to show me its beak.
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Mar 22, 2020 16:20:20 #
Mar 22, 2020 20:06:01 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
quixdraw wrote:
The head doesn't look right for a Goldfinch, and at least here, even off season the Goldfinches are much brighter yellow. In any case, I did add a question mark to the I.D.
The winter plumage of the goldfinches that visited my feeder in NC was almost olive drab with very little yellow. They were just getting their yellow back by the time that they left for their nesting ground.
Mar 25, 2020 09:21:29 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
quixdraw wrote:
The head doesn't look right for a Goldfinch, and at least here, even off season the Goldfinches are much brighter yellow. In any case, I did add a question mark to the I.D.
Looks like the ones in my yard in ID. The guys are beginning to put on their bright yellow coats.
Mar 25, 2020 17:03:37 #
He came back ..... and this time he showed an interest in the weird guy in the window.
Mar 26, 2020 17:47:19 #
rehess wrote:
I saw this bird at our feeder this afternoon, but he was here for only a short while and refused to show a frontal view. Does anyone recognize him?
That is the #$#@@#$ who stole my bird feeder!!!!
Apr 3, 2020 14:34:47 #
and barely a week later, he is 'gold' indeed {although he may not have had a few tummy feathers fall off yet}.
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