dragon49 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Taken this morning. I'm reasonably sure that the Bird on the left is a Black-capped Chickadee and have no idea what kind of Bird is on the right. Also, what are the sexes of the Birds? Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 The bird on the left is a Tufted Titmouse and the bird on the right is a Black-capped Chickadee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Agree with Bird Nuts on the ID. Parids (chickadees, titmice, etc.) are generally monomorphic, so it's not possible to tell male vs. female unless the birds are in hand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Seconded. In both of these species, males and females are identical in appearance. EDIT: Sniped! Edited July 2, 2018 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Thunderbird said: Parids (chickadees, titmice, etc.) are generally monomorphic, so it's not possible to tell male vs. female unless the birds are in hand. It is possible to tell (females behave differently during nesting season, etc.), but you have to observe them very closely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, The Bird Nuts said: The bird on the left is a Tufted Titmouse and the bird on the right is a Black-capped Chickadee. My policy of asking for IDs when I think I know what I saw is working out as I misidentified the last three that I thought I was familiar with. I now have 44 Ids; 12 from this year! Thanks as always for the quick reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Just now, The Bird Nuts said: It is possible to tell (females behave differently during nesting season, etc.), but you have to observe them very closely. True. I was referring to plumage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: It is possible to tell (females behave differently during nesting season, etc.), but you have to observe them very closely. Put the parents and chicks / fledglings in the car. When you stop at a rest area, the female will be the one who has to take the chicks to the bathroom. Edited July 2, 2018 by Charlie Spencer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 @dragon49, these two species closely related. If you watch them, you'll see they have similar habits. They're 'hit and run' feeders, grabbing a seed and taking it away to get it open. They're also very active, almost constantly hopping around in trees or flitting from place to place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 It may well be possible to sex these guys -- if you have a camera capable of picking up UV light. I don't know that anyone's done the work to say for sure, but it has been done with other Parids in Europe. The sexes are distinctly different in the lower part of the UV spectrum, which birds can see even though we can't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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