Search Results matching tag 'blue bird'

mountain bluebird? black, white, red, yellow bird?

effleurage — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:32:46 GMT

Hi. I don't know much about birds except that I love watching them. I have a bird feeder in my back yard (I live in the suburbs of Chicago). Usually the feeder attracts sparrows, cardinals, and grey doves. When I'm lucky I'll spot a robin prancing through the yard, or a woodpecker hanging on the bark of the tree. Today, I had two wonderful surprises. As I past my window I spotted something that, at first glance, appeared to be debris blown in by the wind. I thought it was a piece of a plastic recyling bag, as the color was a very bright blue. I was elated when I realized it was a little blue bird eating seeds off the ground. Unfortunately, I was only able to enjoy his presence for a short time as he was on his way in about a minutes time. Can anyone give me a clue as to what type of bird this was? His body was entirely blue and his body size and structure seemed to resemble that of a sparrow. Sorry, I didn't get much more than that.

My second surprise came less than a minute later. As my eyes searched for signs of the little blue bird, I realized that I had a second new visitor perched on my feeder. He had lots of black on the back of his body with white underfeathers and, I believe, some white mixed in toward his tail and maybe under his wings. He had a bright red throat and a yellow beak. His size and body shape were more along the lines of a robin. I've searched the web trying to find out who my visitors were, but didn't find anything definite. If anyone has any info, I'd appreciate it very much!

Best regards,

Teresa

USB (Unidentified Sunbathing Bird)

ZBirdNerd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:22:15 GMT

Hello. This is my first time using the WhatBird Forums; hopefully this is done correctly...

I was out in my yard in McHenry Co., (North Central) Illinois, today, when I viewed a bird I have previously never seen. (to the extent of my awareness) I saw it sunbathing with its wings spread on the roof of my porch. It was small, about Chickadee size, and had a color pattern slightly resembling that of a Black-and-White Warbler, though instead of black, the wings had blue markings. I assume it is a Cerulean Warbler, but I would like somebody else to confirm it.

Thanks!

Yours in birding,

ZBirdNerd

what is this blue/white bird in CA?

natureseeker — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:15:17 GMT

I live in Redondo Beach, CA. This morning a bird came very close to me - can't find it in any pictures. Blue and white feathers, rounded head, small beak, large eyes - looked at me! a good size larger than a blue bird, more size of blue jay but def. not a blue jay. Head was rounded and smooth. Lots more white on the body than I see in any picture. LONG tail and long blue wings on the sides, white on the main body. It hopped around alot on the ground - came near as I was rescuing an injured butterfly!

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Mommy1013 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Is this a Mountain Blue Bird?

blue feathers in the wings

Lucy — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:30:57 GMT

Hi - I live in Houston, TX, and have been trying to identify a bird that is common here and was also common when I lived in North Carolina. I thought it was blue jay but now I do not think so. It does not seem to have a crest and there is not a lot of blue on it but only a few blue feathers in the wings. The rest is mostly gray with some lighter underparts. The size is about 8-9 inches.

It lives and nests in the neighborhood near homes. There was a little one fresh out of the nest last week literally on our door step. Adults warned us against snakes near the house several times shrieking persistently and flying close to the snake which we would not have otherwise noticed. While it obviously protects its territory, it seems to be a threat to other birds' nests. Last year, one hovered around a dove's nest in our back yeard and then the dove's eggs mysteriously disappeared. I also saw it on other occasions checking shrubs as if looking for nests.

Can you please help me identify this bird? The several blue feathers in the wings give it a distinctive look so I do not know why it has been so hard to find it using bird identification on the internet.

Thanks!

Lucy

New To Our Backyard Feeder... currently Unkown

plopez — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:12:00 GMT

[*-)] WHAT kind of Bird is this? Smaller than a Sparrow.

The little blue bird in a tree.

Dorothy — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:23:00 GMT

Bluebird with others

Dorothy — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:20:00 GMT

A little blue bird about the size of a finch.

Re: Blue bird, yellow bill

Dorothy — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:14:34 GMT

I have one of these little blue birds with a yellow beak also. I am in Central Maine. I have some pictures, not very good as they are taken through a window.

Here is a link to a couple images <http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/skowhegan_maine_birds/default.aspx>

Re: Blue bird, yellow bill

bird geek — Wed, 16 May 2007 02:41:53 GMT

This is the first year I've seen what I think is an Indigo Bunting - see attached photo. The beak color seems to change depending on where the sun is, and appears yellow in some of my photos, but is mostly black when viewed without a lense. I think that all of the wild fires in Georgia and other areas are sending native birds out of their normal nesting areas since we are seeing birds we don't normally see on the northeast coast of Florida - indigo buntings, rose breasted grosbeaks, pine warblers, cedar waxwings, etc...It's sad that their homes are being destroyed and they are being forced out of their natural territory!