Bird ID - Illinois, USA (1 Viewer)

[rllkjr06]

Can someone please tell me what kind of bird this is on the back side of the feeder? The second pic is of the same bird as well. Any help is much appreciated.

Lynn

 

[Tero]

House Finch, female.

 

[Jim M.]

The large bird on the left in the first photo, and the only bird in the second photo, is a female Brown-headed Cowbird. One with rather dark plumage. (I think the reddish tones on the wing in the second photo are just a photographic artifact). The bird with its back to us in the first photo looks to be a female House Finch.

Best,
Jim

 

[cavan wood]

Jim's got it. (Cowbird both shots, house finch in the first)

Scott

 

[rllkjr06]

Thanks everyone for your help. I knew the House Finch, but did not recognize the Brown-Headed Cowbird.

Lynn

 

[danehower]

did not recognize the Brown-Headed Cowbird.

Lynn

Neither did it's surrogate parents ! :-O

 

[Tero]

Sorry, did not look at it enough, it is clearly bigger than the house finch.

 

[AlexC]

Neither did it's surrogate parents ! :-O

Hahahaha 8-P:t:

Sorry, did not look at it enough, it is clearly bigger than the house finch.

In addition to structure and field marks.

 

[Gillian_M]

Neither did it's surrogate parents ! :-O

Now that's birder humour for you! :t::-O