twitchy Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I saw this bird around 2pm in a residential neighbourhood in London, Ontario, Canada. My first thought was catbird because of its grey appearance. That was before I noticed the thick beak. Is this a blackbird of some kind? A brown-headed cowbird without the brown head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 This is actually a female Brown-headed Cowbird! The females are very plain overall. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchy Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) The males look like this, and the females look like this. The last link I gave was not correct. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/57514611 Edited July 7, 2020 by Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchy Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 19 minutes ago, Kevin said: The males look like this, and the females look like this. Thanks Kevin. The female link takes me to a mix of male and female cowbirds, and I just thought the females pictured there look more brown than grey. Admittedly, my picture was taken in the shade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, twitchy said: The female link takes me to a mix of male and female cowbirds, I edited post. Edited July 8, 2020 by Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchy Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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