NorEastBirder Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hello, New to the site and birding as well but identifying even these common birds is not as straight forward as I thought. this makes the hobby more interesting actually but a little frustrating, that's where you come in. Can you tell me if this fella is a song sparrow or possibly a pine siskin? it may be something else but hopefully I'm close. I noticed him at the feeder and was able to take a couple pics. it was early afternoon, in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. Thanks for the clarifications... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) Welcome to Whatbird! It is not a Pine Siskin...so I'm pretty sure Song Sparrow is correct. Great photos too. ? Edited December 27, 2018 by lonesome55dove 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryBillHope Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Yep, Song Sparrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Pine Siskins have smaller, very pointy bills, shorter, notched tails, and usually two wingbars and a hint of yellow on each wing. Siskins also don't have the prominent eyelines, malar stripes, or crown stripes; their heads (and pretty much their whole bodies) are evenly streaked. Welcome to the forum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastBirder Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Thanks for the updates and lonesome 55 dove your photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 43 minutes ago, NorEastBirder said: Thanks for the updates and lonesome 55 dove your photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing! Thank you for the wonderful compliment...I'm glad you enjoyed looking at them! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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