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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, ...

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 ...

Is this a Mountain Blue Bird?

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 ...

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

A little blue bird about the size of a finch.

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>  

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 ...

My mother called from Northern Iowa yesterday ecstatic that she had a small (3.5'') bluebird w/ a brilliant yellow bill eating at her feeders.  I called a local birder friend who stated it had to be a Indigo Bunting, however, they do not have a yellow bill and that most likely lighting was a factor in the color.  When a birder friend of ...