Help with bird ID

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Hi everyone, I have this bird coming to my feeder every day and i just can't figure out what it is. It is a very basic looking gray bird. I'm in Georgia, any ideas on what it is?

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katiekat .
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6 years ago
vinmarks
6 years ago
Maybe a female brown headed cow bird?
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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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Goldfinches in the non-breeding season are very drab compared to their summer glory. Sibley Guide: The Annual plumage cycle of a male American Goldfinch Click on "play" to see the slideshow of monthly changes. Claire This post was edited by claire on Fri, Oct 17, 14 at 16:09
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Thanks MrBlubs, I've looked at a lot of images, and I'm thinking it's probably an immature common yellowthroat. We do have yellowthroats around. It just seems a bit large though.
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katiekat .
Original Author
6 years ago
Wow, you are Right! I didnt realize the females looked like this but i just looked it up! Thank you so much! We have alot of brown headed cowbirds so this makes sense.
vinmarks
6 years ago
Not sure you knew this but cow birds lay their eggs in other birds nests and the other bird ends up raising their young.
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5 years ago
Yes, vinmarks. Sadly, they are partly responsible for the decline of the woodthrush for this reason. 🙁

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