Feeding Wild Birds

[ValerieJ]

Could it be a Lincoln's sparrow?
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That doesn't look like it either. Hmmm...would be nice to get a photo. It perched on the feeder and sang a lovely song for us.

 

[ValerieJ]

I have spent more than an hour trying to identify that bird and have at least narrowed it down to the sparrow. (Thanks for the tip @R2elk) There are several sparrows, 36 according to Wikipedia, in Washington. The one that most resembles what we had singing at the feeder is the Song Sparrow. The song is definitely right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_sparrow

 

[ValerieJ]

Oh, and when I saw a Western Tanager online, I knew we hadn't seen one in our yard. The pictures of the black headed grosbeak that I took looked a bit like the female western tanager, and that was the closest we could get in our Birds of North America book.

We definitely have the black headed grosbeaks. There are two or three coming around to the little feeder and they are easy to identify there. Lovely little birds.

 

[R2elk]

I have spent more than an hour trying to identify that bird and have at least narrowed it down to the sparrow. (Thanks for the tip @R2elk) There are several sparrows, 36 according to Wikipedia, in Washington. The one that most resembles what we had singing at the feeder is the Song Sparrow. The song is definitely right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_sparrow

It's been a really long time since I have seen a Song Sparrow.

 

[ValerieJ]

It's been a really long time since I have seen a Song Sparrow.

Somewhere i have a video of one singing in a young tree from years ago. When I get some time I'll look for that. Then you can tell me if I've got the identification right.

 

[R2elk]

The Grackles have fledged.

 

[alinas2010]

The Grackles have fledged.
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Why do they gotta make such dang cute babies??

Last year during the blazing hot days a little guy played in our sprinkler, was the cutest thing! Mom was in a tree hollering the whole time.

 

[sourland]

I have always felt that 'White Bird' is female because of her size. This morning 'she' was riding the air currents with a very large Redtail female - 1/3 larger than her. Perhaps she is a very large male? I got a close up look at her. She has one brown flight feather and one parti colored feather in the other wing. She is now nearly solid white.

 

[R2elk]

Common Grackle

 

[ValerieJ]

Common Grackle
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I love it. Looks like a crow.