Kittipaws Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 S. WI 8/4. I was wondering if you could tell what oriole it is in the first three photos? The second photo is not in focus (not the bird anyway!), and it's too bad because that's the only one that shows the wing bars 😕. There is another bird near the oriole- a house sparrow? The last photo looks like a cowbird finch to me 😬. ? This was 3-4 pm. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) Well, the last photo is female / immature House Finch. Oh, and cowbirds aren't finches; they're icteridae, like orioles, blackbirds, and grackles. Edited August 5 by Charlie Spencer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 56 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Well, the last photo is female / immature House Finch. Oh, and cowbirds aren't finches; they're icteridae, like orioles, blackbirds, and grackles. The first 3 photos are of Baltimore orioles. The last photo looks like a female house Finch to me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I think the bird in the left in the first photo and the bird on the right in the third photo are a House Sparrow 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittipaws Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 17 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Oh, and cowbirds aren't finches; they're icteridae, like orioles, blackbirds, and grackles. Haha, I was actually joking about the cowbird finch 😄. I wasn't sure between purple and house finch, but then Merlin identified it as a brown-headed cowbird which really confused me so I thought I'd throw in the combination for laughs 😬. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 2 hours ago, Kittipaws said: I wasn't sure between purple and house finch On male Purples, the color is dramatically different from House, and it's on the back and wings too. There's also minimal brown streaking on the underside. Female Purples are bit tougher but the facial pattern is much more defined. When you've seen enough Houses, the Purples are different enough to make you go, 'Wait a minute...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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