
twitchy
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Please help identify this small bird. It was captured on the Bruce Peninsula Aug. 29 at 9:30 a.m.
At first I thought Nashville Warbler but I'm seeing some orange on the sides of the throat which made me think Parula...
Picture quality is obviously not great. These guys are too fast for me to get a great shot!
Thanks for your help!
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I was taking some nice pictures of songbirds when this beautiful creature scared them all away.
I have been wondering if it is a sharp-shinned or a coopers?
I took a measuring tape to the spot where he landed on the chain-link fence and I estimate he is around 13-15" from tip to tail. Even though there were birds everywhere he did not catch any. He came face to face with a squirrel and did not attempt to kill it even though the squirrel was frozen like a deer in the headlights, so I think that prey was too big for him.
Time of day was 11:30 am in London, Ontario, Canada.
Thanks in advance for your help with this ID.
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Hi everyone! I shot this photo yesterday at Fanshawe Lake near London, Ontario, Canada.
When I shot the photo, I thought it was a warbler - never staying on one branch for more than 0.5 seconds. Now that I am looking at the image on the computer it reminds me more of a junior rose-breasted grosbeak. But I am not sure.
Second guesses would be juvenile female indigo bunting or house finch but I don't think those are right either.
Maybe I just need a hint to put me in the right direction. ?
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On 8/17/2020 at 4:21 PM, Avery said:
Sounds like a Least Flycatcher to me. Not sure if any other flycatchers, other than Yellow-bellied, have similar calls out there.
I agree.
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8 minutes ago, Smo6061 said:
Thank you twitchy!. I looked at a picture of a Green Heron, but couldn't find one with that much streaking.
You're welcome. The streaking seems to vary, but I have found some photos/videos that show a lot of streaking like in your picture.
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I think it might be a juvenile Green Heron.
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9 minutes ago, akandula said:
That’s a Black-throated Blue Warbler. Note the white patch at the base of the primaries.
Wow! You are so knowledgeable. Thank-you for the ID!
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4 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said:
The streaking on Lincoln's is always neat and ALWAYS laid over and completely enclosed on a buff chest and sides.
Thank-you for explaining this distinction between the chest patterns. This will help me in the future.
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2 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:
Oh, I didn't see the other photos for some reason. It is definitely a young Dark-eyed Junco.
I agree. Thanks for your help!
Too bad, for a minute there I thought I sighted something new...
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3 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:
Location? It resembles a juvenile Dark-eyed Junco.
Sorry, I forgot the location details. We are on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada and there ARE a lot of Juncos here.
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Could it be a Rose-breasted Grosbeak?
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30 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said:
You cannot determine the size of the rat, so you cannot determine the size of the bird. Rat's are exceedingly variable in size. I'd guess it's a male from the relatively straight-ish tail tip on a fairly short tail for the species. Females have longer tails that tend to be rounder. Please note the many qualifiers.
Those rectangular sections, or "tabs" of the shingles on the roof should measure 12" wide. So we could estimate the size of the rat (or the hawk). If we wanted to.
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7 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:
Cooper's Hawk is correct for the reasons you mentioned plus the relatively small eye that is closer to the front of the head, the blocky head, and light gray nape.
Thank-you for the confirmation and the additional characteristics to look for.
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8 minutes ago, Kevin said:
I think it is a Cooper's Hawk.
Thanks!
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5 minutes ago, Kevin said:
I edited post.
Ah, I see. Yes, the new link looks much more like what I saw today. Thanks again.
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Just now, Benjamin said:
This is actually a female Brown-headed Cowbird! The females are very plain overall.
Thanks! I thought they were more brown than grey.
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Thanks! Is there a characteristic that stands out that would eliminate the female bay-breasted warbler? I also thought that looked like a potential match...