As a help since I cant seem to gain access to the profile page I'm located in central southern New Hampshire.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 06:43 PM
I was in the back yard the other day & noticed some fuss in the wild rasberrys. out popped this bird. He only stayed long enough for this one picture. I have searched thru 6 different bird guides with no luck of identifing it. It has a bill like a sparrow or grossbeak , markings on the head like a downy woodpecker, short round tail feathers (look through the leaves) like a sparrow, and the back has some light colorings. hope you can help.
As a help since I cant seem to gain access to the profile page I'm located in central southern New Hampshire.
As a help since I cant seem to gain access to the profile page I'm located in central southern New Hampshire.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 06:49 PM
The more I look at it, the more I don't know.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 08:07 PM
Looks like a juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The contrast on the shot appears to be a bit high, and the tail feathers may not have grown in fully.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 08:21 PM
White-crowned Sparrow is my guess. If not, maybe a White-throated Sparrow, but my money's still on White-crowned.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 08:58 PM
psweet, There is a mated pair that had a clutch this year in the tree line at the back over where the rasberrys are.
Jenny, I do have a pair of white throated sparrows that I got pics of earlier in the year. So using that as a size comparisonhere this guy or gal is about 50% larger but not as large as the m/f grosbeak.
Jenny, I do have a pair of white throated sparrows that I got pics of earlier in the year. So using that as a size comparisonhere this guy or gal is about 50% larger but not as large as the m/f grosbeak.
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 09:47 PM
Neither White-crowned nor White-throated would have the black below the eye.
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Posted 17 July 2012 - 01:18 AM
No other takers? I guess I'll mark it as questionable juvinle rose brested grosbeak, hopefully I can get more pics as time goes on. Thanks much.
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Posted 17 July 2012 - 01:24 AM
Yeah, I can't see it being anything else but a juvie rose-breasted grosbeak. Sure has well-defined markings!
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Posted 17 July 2012 - 08:07 PM
I agree with the other posters who said juvenile male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The beak shape, build, approximate size, and facial markings all fit for RBG, and I think I can see a notched tail through those leaves if I squint.
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