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?
This one is a challenge..Merlin said shiny cowbird or brown headed cowbird.
I'm not sure
Female Red Wing Blackbird ? !
joecichjr
Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
imagemeister wrote:
Female Red Wing Blackbird ? !
Female redwing cowblackbird 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐Lovely shots ⭐
I think it's a female Indigo Bunting.
I have seen these in my yard and never new what they were. I believe it is a female brown cowbird.
I would go with the female or immature indigo bunting.
birdpix
Loc: South East Pennsylvania
Indigo Bunting , male, winter plumage.
birdpix
Loc: South East Pennsylvania
Indigo Bunting , male, winter plumage.
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.
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.
Nice captures, what ever he/She is.
Merlin says female Brown - Headed Cowbird.
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