zbird Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Juvenile goldfinch? Seen yesterday evening in southern KY parking garage. I did not see any parents but I assume they were nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Could you repost the image again? I am just getting a white square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbird Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Sure thing, sorry about that. How´s this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Well, I can see the photo, but I couldn’t tell you what it is. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbird Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Well thanks for letting me know it wasn't posted! I'm thinking juvenile goldfinch from the size/coloration/wings, but I don't know juvenile birds well enough to tell for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbird Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Boost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Well, since no one else has commented yet, I'll add my thoughts. Initially this bird struck me as a robin, as they can show those white eyebrows sometimes, but the bird does seem small, and the black wings with prominent bars are well defined, which would make me think it seems right for goldfinch. However, I don't know if a goldfinch that young would have black in the wings like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I agree with a fledgling Goldfinch. Would make sense why he’s still a fledgling as they nest later than other birds. Yet, I’m sure breeding is a little more prolonged for species in Kentucky than up here! Fledgling goldfinches do have the black bars, there’s a few posted on the Macaulay library: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/69960961#_ga=2.97644957.385986315.1599241060-1923381097.1598313431 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Avery said: However, I don't know if a goldfinch that young would have black in the wings like that. It's wearing the same wing feathers that one would see on the bird in one month, three months, six months, and more. Male American Goldfinches have black wings relative to the browner wings of females. I'm not saying that it's an American -- 'cause I just don't know. I'm saying that if it is an American, then it's probably a male. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbird Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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