Gaucho25 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Evening all! My friend is in Southwest Florida and sent me a picture of another humdinger we can't figure out. She saw this mystery bird today in the Swamp Preserve. Is it a tuftless Northern Cardinal or a Summer Tanager or even a rarity - a Ant-Tanager! We can't figure it out. The coloring and location is off for each one of these. Can you help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 It’s still a Cardinal. It still has the thick, stout bill, with some black around the chin. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaucho25 Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 Thank you @Connor Cochrane 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 27 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: It’s still a Cardinal. It still has the thick, stout bill, with some black around the chin. Yes, male Northern Cardinal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 42 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: It still has the thick, stout bill, with some black around the chin This is a young-of-the-year male that is still has a bill that is mostly black and is not quite finished replacing its female-like brown body plumage -- you can still see some brown feathering on the back. Full juvenile plumage Immature male not quite as far along in the post-juvenile molt 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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