Search Results matching tag 'A new "feathered" friend'

What are they?

waspaulding — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:42:29 GMT

I can't identify these birds located in Western NY. Can you help?

Ground bird of some sort...

Gary Burfield — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:33:46 GMT

We have some 'ground birds' as that's what we call them, for you rarely see them on the bird feeders. There's usually 6-15 of them at any given time on the ground. Once in a while you may see 'one' up on a tree limb, but they're usually in the same area together on the ground. They are small fluffy looking birds very similar to the size of the Carolina Chickadee, having a fairly short tail. Will up the pics if I figure out how...

A new bird from the Canadian Rockies - Johnston's Canyon - near Banff

RockyMountainBirder — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:34:15 GMT

If you can help me identify this bird that would be great. It was signing away and near but not with a group of Gray Jays

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/marks_photos/picture104656.aspx

Mystery Red Bird on our Nesting Box

animemom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:40:02 GMT

Yesterday afternoon, a mystery red bird appeared on one of our bluebird nesting boxes. The bird is larger than a finch -- slightly larger than our bluebirds. The bluebirds do not seem threatened by it -- they allowed it to stay, although they chase any other birds near their boxes away. The bird does not have a crest and does not have a black face mask. It is blood red, darker than the bright red of a cardinal. Its wings are more muted in color, with almost a grey-brown look to them. Belly is the same red, tail is the same red. We are on five acres of maintained grounds (thanks to my husband) but surrounded by open meadow to the north and west and state parklands (deciduous and coniferous) to the south and east in southeastern Michigan. I've tried different web sites and three different books, but the only bird that comes close is the summer tanager... and it seems that they aren't supposed to be as far north as Michigan. Any ideas what this bird may be?

Re: Bird with bright yellow back and tail

cc360 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:03:09 GMT

Hello,

I am in SW Washington and saw a bright yellow bird with a bold black stripe down its throat and a black stripe back over the head..

I believe it also had a much smaller black stripe above the eye. It was almost as big as a robin and had a long pointed beak.

I have combed through the images and cannot find it. A very bright yellow with bold black markings. It is a very striking mystery bird at least twice as big as a gold finch. It was in my window feeder (sunflower seeds) but I startled it as I tried to get a closer look and a photo.

I get quite a variety of grossbeaks, but this one has a much longer, slimmer beak and the body is slimmer

Does this sound like your bird Marshgirl? Any ideas anyone? I have wondered if it is just passing through or lost?

Thanks, cc360

Unknown bird

lcauthon — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:25:24 GMT

We saw several of these birds in Columbus, MS over the weekend of June 5th. Can anyone identify it for me?

Black and White

cdsanders — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:38:00 GMT

I spotted a Black bird about the size of a Cardinal, with White stripes across the sides with a Red throat in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Can anyone tell me what is ws and post a photo?

What kind of bird?

RACEHEAD — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:15:28 GMT

Saw this sitting on my fence in Philadelphia.Anybody know if it is a falcon or a hawk?

Unfamilar bird

jfmandy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:27:23 GMT

Have twice spotted a new bird at feeder. Very similar to a crow in shape, eye, feet and beak. Is black bodied, with black feet and beak but with a white head and neck. Does not appear to have any other white. I live outside of New Orleans, LA in Slidell near the LA,-MS border. It hasn't stayed long enough for me to get a picture but feeds at the feeder which has a mixture of seeds which include sunflower, nuts, berries etc. I cannot not find this bird in any of my books. JFMandy

I.D for a Dundas Ontario bird needed

maskedferret — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:34:26 GMT

Forgive the long post but I wanted to be as detailed as possible.

Since colours are subjective it was about 3pm in the spring, fairly bright day but was behind an apartment building so seemed more overcast. the bird was seen on a grey concrete porch with black wrought iron balustrade. There were two of them but they seemed identical so I couldn't say if they were mates or the same genders. I admit I did not get as close or as long a view as I would have liked but I did get to see it for a few minutes while it was still from about 3-4 feet away so I am fairly certain in most of my descriptions unless I've specified otherwise.

Location is Dundas, Hamilton Ontario Canada he area is a small town with lots of green space so still urban. Seen on a back porch in an area with several small houses and a few old pine trees. Woman on second floor has a feeder but I'm not sure it was there to eat.

Seemed about the size of a small chickadee or sparrow (The chickadees in my area are often very fat and look like a small round toy ball rather than an actual bird). Beak looked to be the same size as the head, at most an inch long. Black and very thin. looked at first glance like a very short hummingbird beak but on closer inspection it looked like a multipurpose beak but slimmer and sharper point. It didn't taper like dagger beaks do. (The main multipurpose beaks I've seen and known are on robins so you know what I'm picturing in comparison) Head was small and rounded and seemed a soft grey brown colour with a think white stripe across the eye. much thinner than chickadees and it didn't wider at all. it was straight from front ti back of the head. eyes appeared black or very dark brown.

Body was the same soft grey brown all over and it had thin black legs. it seemed to be a slim perching body shape but the tail was pointed up when the bird was standing rather than down following the slope of the back. was thin and seemed maybe half to 3/4 the length of the body including the head.

No idea if it makes any noise when I saw the bird it was completely silent.

The closest I've seen on the site is the five striped sparrow but there are too many differences like the second stripe under the eye and the multiple body colours.

Thanks you so much for any help you can give I've tried the bird searches on here and thus far can't find anything. I've never seen this bird before so it's really gnawing at me. I'll try and go back soon and see if I can't get some photographs to help with the identification.