Unknown Bird, Sask, Canada (picture) (1 Viewer)

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AlainaLee

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• May 27, 2011

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We keep finding this little brown bird... dont think its the female redwing.. (those have the reddish patches.. ) but cant figure out what it is! help please!

 

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BuckeyeAZ

Just this bloke, you know

• May 27, 2011

• #2

Red-winged blackbird, female or immature.

 

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AlainaLee

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• May 27, 2011

• #3

BuckeyeAZ said:

Red-winged blackbird, female or immature.

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is it then? we;ve seen them before but they have a red patch on the shoulders.. this one didnt at all.. thanks!

 

Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• May 27, 2011

• #4

AlainaLee said:

is it then? we;ve seen them before but they have a red patch on the shoulders.. this one didnt at all.. thanks!

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Older females do show a little bit of red in the "shoulders", but never anything like males have; and often, they have none at all.

 

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AlainaLee

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• May 27, 2011

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Peter C. said:

Older females do show a little bit of red in the "shoulders", but never anything like males have; and often, they have none at all.

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i would never have guessed. thank you so much!