birderDaveVT Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I saw this bird on July 21st in Colchester, Vermont while walking at Mcrae farm at about 10:00 am. The site is close to a river in a big hayfield with abundant wetland and forest nearby. I think it may be a breeding female America Goldfinch, but I have not seen one like this before and it does not look quite like what I see in Google search images.....Thanks in advance for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Nice flight photos. I'm going with female Brown-Headed Cowbird, but wait for confirmation, please. Incidentally, be aware that images on search engines are not always accurately labeled. They return photos based on the the original poster labeled them, and don't filter out the ones that are misidentified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birderDaveVT Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thanks! I've looked at the B-H Cowbird, and then and looked around more------discovered the female Bobolink "summer", and it looks like that may be a good match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Welcome to the forum! Looks good for a Bobolink! I'm not sure if it's an adult female or juvenile, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I agree with Bobolink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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