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Help with bird I.D. please

11 years ago

Saw this little guy in my drive, eating some seed with other birds (juncos, sparrows, etc.) I can't identify it. At first I thought it was a young starling, but I don't think so. Possibly is it a younger cowbird? It has no markings on it. Its pretty dark.
And it doesn't hop, but it walks. any ideas? Thanks!

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Konrad___far_north
11 years ago
Not much to go by,..just a pointy beak, which makes me to think of a Pine Siskin.
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catherinet
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks Konrad. Its a pretty dark picture. After searching for images on the internet, I think I'm inclined to think its a young starling. I read that both cowbirds and starlings walk instead of hop, so I'm thinking starling. There have been several adult starlings around, but never with this little one. Maybe I'll try to lighten the pic. I should have done that to start with.
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Thanks everyone! I also posted on the bird forum and they seem to think it is a blue grouse. He said it was pretty big and when he came toward it to take a pic, it raised it's wings and came toward him like it was coming after him. haha, I think he was overreacting a bit :)
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Hi Konrad. Yep, you've got an immature Red-tailed Hawk there! Immature red-tails have heavy barring on the tail (which you can see in the top photo) and the eyes are a pale whitish-yellow instead of dark brown. Gorgeous hawk and nice pictures!
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renee_2006
11 years ago
Not a starling too small and the beak is to short.
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Konrad___far_north
11 years ago
Right, not a Starling for sure, I brightened it up a bit.
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birding_nut
11 years ago
Lightened up it looks like a female Brown-headed Cowbird.

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calliope
11 years ago
That's a cowbird beak.
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