[What type of bird is this?]

I wasn't sure because of the yellowish mark?

[What type of bird is this?]

I apologize for the poor photos lately. The birds are here and gone so fast!
Spotted Oct 13 3:30pm in Lake George, CO

 

[Mountain bluebird?]

Spotted today alone around 3pm in Florissant, CO  

I unfortunately didn’t have my big camera on me - not sure if these photos are good enough, but thinking a female mountain bluebird? 

[Finch?]

[Finch?]

Slightly better pic 

[Finch?]

It’s funny you both say that because those are the two I’m looking at in my bird book! Hope I can snag a better pic soon. 

[Finch?]

One more pic. 

[Finch?]

I know the little guys are Pygmy nuthatch. Looking to find out what the bird on the bottom left is? Sorry, the photos aren’t great. Will try to get better ones! 

 

Spotted alone today around 1pm in Lake George, CO. Seems to have a faint red head I think  

[Yellow breasted chat?]

I was thinking a female after looking at my book - it's hard. I'm gonna look at what you said in my bird book now!

[Yellow breasted chat?]

You all have been so helpful with identifying birds! Am I right in thinking this is a Yellow-Breasted Chat or no?

Spotted numerous times in pines nearby yet never at the feeder. Finally got a photo of it today around 12:20pm
Near Lake George, CO

[What is this bird?]

Thanks!

[What is this bird?]

Spotted today around 3pm near Lake George, CO.

[Downy vs Hairy?]

Thank you! These are excellent pics for helping me out. 

[Downy vs Hairy?]

29 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

I think the first two are Downies and the last two are Hairies.

After getting a bird book then comparing the photos on my laptop that’s what I’m seeing too! 

[Downy vs Hairy?]

1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said:

The woodpecker in the third photo looks larger than the one in the others when I compare the size of the birds to the suet feeder.

I'm just sayin'.

Right! 

[Downy vs Hairy?]

14 hours ago, HamRHead said:

Here is another link with some good information and a comparative photo of a Hairy and a Downy on a suet cake: https://www.thespruce.com/downy-or-hairy-woodpecker-387335

Thank you! When looking at that photo it looks like the two birds I saw!

[Downy vs Hairy?]

Thank you! 

[Downy vs Hairy?]

27 minutes ago, psweet said:

Okay, if you're reading a size out of a field guide or on-line source, and it gives you one number -- laugh at it. Just like people aren't all 5'6", Downy Woodpeckers aren't all 6.5" -- those are averages, and there's variation around them. Pyle lists wing measurements as 84 - 115 mm, for instance, which is a fair bit of variation. Interestingly, he also lists overlap between Downy and Hairy in both wing and tail measurements, although that may be a geographic issue. (Large Downy in one place could overlap with small Hairy somewhere else, without ever showing an overlap at any one location.) The one measurement he doesn't show overlap with is the bill length, although even there they can come closer than field guides often make it look.

Looking back at that third bird, I'm not quite as comfortable calling it as I was -- there isn't a shoulder spur which a Hairy should show, but the head and bill look a bit bigger than I was thinking.

True, that makes sense. So it’s probanly just a few sizes of Downy. Thanks for the explanation!

[Help me identify this bird, please!]

Ok, thanks! 

[Downy vs Hairy?]

Ok, so Downy’s can be smaller and bigger? 

[Help me identify this bird, please!]

5 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

Agree with Clark's Nutcracker.  Are you using a physical field guide?  It is often much easier to find a bird in a field guide rather than searching on the internet.

I’m not, I’m going to get one!

[Downy vs Hairy?]

That’s what I thought too, but it’s hard when the types look so similar! Haha. 

[Downy vs Hairy?]

Ok, so there are just different sizes of Downy?

[Downy vs Hairy?]

From my research I think a Downy and a Hairy male woodpecker, but I'm unsure? One seems to be much smaller than the other, I haven't seen them land together yet so it's hard to tell, but here are a few photos comparisons. Both spotted near Lake George, CO yesterday. 

What I believe is Downy are in first photos, then Hairy following in next two photos.

 

[Help me identify this bird, please!]

1 minute ago, Melierax said:

Welcome to Whatbird! This is a Clark's Nutcracker. Gray body, thick beak, black wings and tail with white patches.

Thank you! I've identified six birds in one day after tons of research, but could not find this one anywhere! It was driving me crazy, haha.