sbruenjes Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I saw these birds at a park in Northern New Jersey today. I'm pretty sure I have a brown headed cowbird, a house finch, some great crested flycatchers, and a song sparrow... but any help would be greatly appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed hogg Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Yes to all of them. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Ed hogg said: Yes to all of them. Why does that HOFI have such a long bill? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 29 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Why does that HOFI have such a long bill? The angle of the picture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Looks like the finch could have an overgrown bill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Agree: cowbird, HOFI, GC Fly, and Song Sparrow 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) I think it’s a juv. Song Sparrow, but they can be notoriously difficult to separate from juv. LISP and SWSP. https://www.birdpop.org/docs/pubs/Lai_et_al_2017_Identifying_Juvenile_Sparrows.pdf Edited June 24, 2021 by DLecy Typo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 36 minutes ago, DLecy said: I think it’s a juv. Song Sparrow, but they can be notoriously difficult to separate from juv. LISP and SWSP. https://www.birdpop.org/docs/pubs/Lai_et_al_2017_Identifying_Juvenile_Sparrows.pdf Lincoln's Sparrow does not breed in New Jersey, so it's not that species. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 3:38 PM, Seanbirds said: Why does that HOFI have such a long bill? Looks like a really funny house finch. A bit too dark and brown. Plus that weird bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Looks like a really funny house finch. A bit too dark and brown. Plus that weird bill. Some species are more prone to bills that grow abnormally. House Finches with odd bills show up here periodically. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Charlie Spencer said: Some species are more prone to bills that grow abnormally. House Finches with odd bills show up here periodically. Very possible! Plumage looks weird but could be a regional variation?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Very possible! Plumage looks weird but could be a regional variation?? What do you find weird about it? It looks like a standard female to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: What do you find weird about it? It looks like a standard female to me. Looked a bit dark at first, but after looking at some pictures it looked better. The picture recalls juvenile red crossbill, but in addition to being extremely rare this time of year, crossbills have crisper streaking. Female house finch looks better now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Very possible! Plumage looks weird but could be a regional variation?? I think its plumage is worn, so the pale edges on the feathers are faded. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 17 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: I think its plumage is worn, so the pale edges on the feathers are faded. Yes, that's the best explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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