gpoole Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On the Salt Marsh Trail in Halifax, Nova Scotia this morning. Could be a female Red-winged Blackbird but I thought I should ask you folks to have a look. Also I saw a very brown Dark-eyed Junco that stood out from the others. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 First one is a Seaside Sparrow! Junco should be a female, no idea on ssp though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Juncos are dark eyed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1. Looks like a Seaside Sparrow to me! Get that bird reported right away! 2. Not sure in the Junco, but maybe a Oregon or Cismontanus type. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 The sparrow appears to be ~3rd record for NS in January. Excellent find. Make sure to put it on eBird! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Is the junco not a normal female Slate-colored? It’s definitely not Oregon. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I can't see enough of the junco to see if that is a real hood on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 @gpoole, great find! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 46 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: @gpoole, great find! Indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpoole Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Thanks for your help. As Colton V pointed out, the Junco is most likely a female Slate-colored. It's just that I see many Juncos all year long and this one being so brown just stood out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 minutes ago, gpoole said: Thanks for your help. As Colton V pointed out, the Junco is most likely a female Slate-colored. It's just that I see many Juncos all year long and this one being so brown just stood out. Yes, male and female juncos normally winter in different places, with the males wintering further north than the females, so we're more used to gray-colored male juncos than the brown-colored females that occasionally appear in the midst of a flock. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 4 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Yes, male and female juncos normally winter in different places, with the males wintering further north than the females, so we're more used to gray-colored male juncos than the brown-colored females that occasionally appear in the midst of a flock. I got 3 males and 2 females today while birding! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: I got 3 males and 2 females today while birding! I think further south where you are it's more normal to see females, further north like NY and Canada, I haven't seen a female in winter for a long time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I think further south where you are it's more normal to see females, further north like NY and Canada, I haven't seen a female in winter for a long time... I know, but its still cool to see them. I only have seen them ten times, nine of them being in the past month. We rarely get Juncos here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 10 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: I know, but its still cool to see them. I only have seen them ten times, nine of them being in the past month. We rarely get Juncos here. Dark-Eyed Juncos are one of my favorite birds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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