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[Melissa :)]

While at the beach, my mom and I did a morning bird walk at Abbott's Mill and we saw a lot of birds. But I either can't ID these, or I need confirmations. Any ideas?

1) Grasshopper Sparrow


2) Eastern Phoebe


3) juvie White-eyed Vireo?


4) Blue-headed Vireo??


5) ??


6) juvie Chipping Sparrow



7) either Eastern Phoebe or Wood-Pewee


8) ??

[TheBillyPilgrim]

Agree with most of your IDs

4) Is another juvie WEV, I believe. I think a Blue-Headed would be pretty rare for DE in late june.
5) female Brown-Headed Cowbird
7) EWP
8) Not sure, I think its another Chipping Sparow

[psweet]

I'm not sure #7 isn't a juvie Phoebe -- the wingbars look pretty cinnamon, and they will show distinct cinnamon wingbars for a short time after they leave the nest. I don't see any hint of an eyering, and I can't see any orange on the lower mandible. (That could be just the angle, of course).

I agree with BillyPilgrim on the rest.

[Melissa :)]

So both of the vireos are White-eyed? Blue-headed are in range for summer and the second one doesn't have the yellowish eye ring and wing bars. ANd if it is another White-eyed, would they both be juvies?

[psweet]

Both of the vireos are White-eyed. A Blue-headed would show a distinct contrast between the throat and the cheek. If I remember right, in SW PA we expected to find breeding Blue-headed's up pretty high in the mountains.
The second one does appear to be a juvie -- you can still see the yellow at the corner of the gape.

[Melissa :)]

Thanks for the ID help!!!

[TheBillyPilgrim]

I could see #7 as a juvie Phoebe. Psweet is right about the Blue-Headed, they are restricted to higher elevation areas this time of year.