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 I recognize the  different  goldfinches  .. but was baffled  by the  cowbirds  I had never seen the  black winged  tan bird   before 

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 thanks  I have known this about   goldfinches ,, for instance,,,but the  Cowbird is  so different  from the  adult  I never would have  associated it 

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thanks..    I   am in my  80s ,,   so am  still learning  as I said ..  I did not know this   I lived on Cape  Cod most of my  life ,, saw plenty of  gulls 

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   at the same time I had Number 3  and 4   . pictures   I knew  what   a  adult  looked like    I did not  know the stages    were  so  different

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 In the picture  from  10,000 birds    ,  I see the   first one I asked  about ..  is that a   MALE Jeuvenile?

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  I  cant   believe   all the  different stages of this  bird..  is the    brown one with  very  black  wings  a male ?

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 now there also was a    all  gray   fluffy  looking  bird   about the  same  size as the  cowbird  with a yellow  spot  under its throat ..  is that  a baby  cowbird  .. it was  with the molting one 

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that's it !!! thanks so much   for    the  good pictures   only  one  here in  Virginia  

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My  bird is back..  feeding at feeder and on the ground ..  hanging   around    with cardinals  ,,  same  size ..  very  long  black tail  and  very  black wings ,,  tan  body l.. orange-brown  between  wings on its back  and  same color on    collar ..  small beak   Im not    convinced its a cowbird ..   

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I never  knew this!! I can identify most  around my home that are  distinctive . that's why I was puzzled by this one   thanks .. I am  in my 80s ..  still a lot to learn

 

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 I    hope  we  see it again  it has not been back.. I did not realize  they change so much, I thought if you see a bird  that's its identity was   pretty  clear .. like   male  and female  cardinals or gold  finches   when  they  moult ..  someone  else  agreed with you.. thanks 

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 OK  I am used to  shiny  black  cowbird with  brown  head .  Audubon .  Field  guide has 2 pictures   .. one  like   I know  and one all  dull ..  on 2 different pages  516   and 571 . ..   so you must know more than I do …..  love your  photos  ..  

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 I  don't  see   brown   between  black wings on the  back   and a brown  collar  .. it had very black  wings  with brown  tips ..   my son was with me and took the picture thru  screen and  blinds  with       his  phone .. so they are not  good .  yours looks  fatter   also .. maybe its ruffled up 

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 it  did not have the usual  brown head   and  black  body  of  male  cowbirds   I knw  what they look like.. but  maybe  molting       or young

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I have  seen   adult   cowbird at the feeder at other times  so  maybe  you are right   I have lived in 7 states  am  an avid birdwatcher ..  I dont  know what this is,,  it  is August in Virginia  it looked  like a   tan oriole .. thanks 

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new     seed with  dried  fruit  in feeder,, new  bird ,,  in Virginia ,, mostly  black wings  with  brown on the tip   and a brown collar    . size of a robin   under color is   tan  

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new  seed  with  fruit    attracting new   birds, a  , gray   medium  size  bird with yellow  spot  on  throat  at the  feeder    today..    Virginia 

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  maybe like immature   Towhee.   most like the  coloring.    it was at a seed feeder  but I had just put   some new  seed with  dried fruit  it was not   not on the  ground ..  I have  Audubon  field  guide .. no help   I have lived in several  states.. never saw a bird like this  looked like an oriole  but tan   not orange  at all  .

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In Virginia ,, new bird at my feeder,,  tan   color   with very black   wings  , size of an  oriole  ..     yellow  spot  under throat  on the lighter  color  mate .. ?

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 One   bird  I saw up close  had white patches  on  back   among  brown  feathers ..   which made  it look   scruffy .. {leucistic]

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 I  guess they are long  skinny  robins..     and  almost  hop..   thanks...     emaciated  robins ….  I am   in my 80s   and  can identify  many  birds  but this bunch  are odd  looking   I know the  female  red wings  come  first..  and can identify them 

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.. maybe 10  at a time..    pecking  in the  ground .   where    . grass has  just been cut  I only noticed the white line on 1 ..  but  yesterday saw the big white patch  under the  tail..  which made me think of towhees.. I am a long time bird watcher  I would  say they are upright .. they come in late afternoon in a bunch..  they really look like long skinny  robins..  what I assume are females have some white  among  lighter   brown  back  feathers   any thrasher  with  orange breast?

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 not as big  and fat as  flickers .. looking at  rufous -sided  towhee  picture .. do they migrate  in flocks??? they are pecking in the ground

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  No  picture   I don't have a smart phone..  just noticed have a  big white patch  under their tail..

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flocks of migrating birds  this week  in  Halifax  Va. on the  lawn,,  have orange breast  are brown,  longer neck and beak  than robins ,  longer  thinner  bird ,,  white line  over the eye ,,  the  females ?  look  sruffy,, what are they?