Can You pls ID this bird: I tried to find the name in the book but I am not that experienced . They are very small = less that tits , and come in 4-6 into bird feeder. Finch or...

MiroFoto

I tried to find the name in the book but I am not that experienced . They are very small = less that tits , and come in 4-6 into bird feeder. Finch or sparrow? Thanks for your help . Miro

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

Sorry i can't identify this bird ,but it sure is pretty.

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Looks like a Goldfinch in winter plumage.
-Doc

Spider223

A lot of times, if you know where the picture was taken you can google search by "Birds of 'location'" and it'll show up. I did that this last December in Washington DC., as were eating outside and thirty birds came up to beg. Did the search and it was a European Starling, of which we apparently do not have in Michigan..

MiroFoto

Spider223- are you giving me advice (great, I will do) or a story about DC....or identification of my bird? I just did not get it.

Miro

Spider223

No, After I hit send it sounded like I ID'd your bird. The European Starling was the one in DC. Sorry about that... Oops..

mbdaines Loc: Sarasota FL

It looks to be an American Goldfinch. Where did you see this bird? Knowing the location is important.
There is a wonderfully useful iPhone App named "Merlin Bird ID". It has a cool feature where you can snap a picture of your bird (even from a computer screen) and the App will successfully identify the bird. Alternatively, you can determine your bird ID using a few basic inputs: location, date, relative size, main colors, and what was the bird doing when you saw it?. The App will generate a list of possible birds from which to narrow down your choice. You can also manually browse the database of birds (pictures and bird characteristics).
I assume there is an Android version available.

MiroFoto

Oh well, I must admit, I live still in age of steam. I do not have any cell phone .
The birds were here in Orlando 2 days ago. I have never seen them here before. I was not ready for them so the quality is noooo good. It is cropped a lot.

Miro

sinead

Goldfinch. I have them all the time although plummage changes in the winter to blend in with winter foliage. The yellow really comes out in summer and fall.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Spider223 wrote:

A lot of times, if you know where the picture was taken you can google search by "Birds of 'location'" and it'll show up. I did that this last December in Washington DC., as were eating outside and thirty birds came up to beg. Did the search and it was a European Starling, of which we apparently do not have in Michigan..

Think again on European Starling. Look here at the map of their range in No America.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/id

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

MiroFoto wrote:

I tried to find the name in the book but I am not that experienced . They are very small = less that tits , and come in 4-6 into bird feeder. Finch or sparrow? Thanks for your help . Miro

Appears to be an American Goldfinch: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id

Go to the pictures and click to frame #8 which shows birds in transitional plumage, a couple of them look just like your birds. Because the weather in Florida is warm they may already be developing spring/summer colors. Here in So Cal some of our Egrets are already developing the lacy breeding plumage they don't have for months yet in colder areas.

Spider223

Ive lived in Michigan for coming up on sixty years, and have never seen the European Starling until I was in DC in December. This link shows the European Starling, or its variant in DC.

http://stockpileimages.com/european-starling-city-birds-dc/

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Spider223 wrote:

Ive lived in Michigan for coming up on sixty years, and have never seen the European Starling until I was in DC in December. This link shows the European Starling, or its variant in DC.

http://stockpileimages.com/european-starling-city-birds-dc/

click "quote reply" so everyone knows what you are replying to.

The site I linked is the The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, one of the top Ornithology groups in the world. They know a little about birds. You may not have seen any in Michigan or not up close enough to recognize. In cities they tend to become like pigeons, getting up close and begging for treats or to grab dropped food. The summer of 2015 I had several coming to my back yard, haven't seen them since. But they are around.

Spider223

You are correct in the begging aspect of these birds, practically landing on us a block from the Air and Space Museum.

CanonShot Loc: Lancaster County, PA

American Goldfinch...
That's how they look here in PA right now.