Blue grosbeak, and ??? (1 Viewer)

sandrinhalee

bird happy

• Jun 1, 2008

• #1

I must admit that I'm only just starting out. I really don't know anything about birds, but am consulting lots of books and websites for the ID of the birds I see. Can someone confirm for me whether this is a blue grosbeak? Also, I have no idea what the other two birds are..."plain brown bird" and "yellow tinted bird" don't really produce good results on search engines.

I took these photographs in the Cedar Ridge Preserve in Duncanville, TX, which is just outside of south Dallas.

 

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chris murphy

Used Register

• Jun 1, 2008

• #2

Looks like:

Indigo Bunting male

Indigo Bunting female

White eyed vireo, perhaps??? (edited after I realised I was completely off the mark with my initial ID)

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

Supporter

• Jun 1, 2008

• #3

Hello and welcome to the forum. Your first bird is a male Indigo Bunting, the second bird is a female Indigo Bunting, and the third bird is an adult White-eyed Vireo. By the way, a Blue Grosbeak has Rusty wing bars and a very thick bill. Also, if you look closely, you can see the light iris on the White-eyed Vireo (which only the adults show).

Best,
Jim

[EDIT: Posting at the same time as Chris].

 

Last edited: Jun 1, 2008

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danehower

Well-known member

• Jun 1, 2008

• #4

Agree with Chris on no. 1 and 2 - Pretty sure no 3 is a White-eyed Vireo.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jun 1, 2008

• #5

Hello there and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum :t:

I see you got your query answered. You can expect that a lot here

 

sandrinhalee

bird happy

• Jun 1, 2008

• #6

thanks!

Wow, you guys are awesome. A reply within just a few minutes! Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to learning a lot on this forum (just hope that people don't get tired of my questions on probably obvious birds).

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Jun 1, 2008

• #7

Male & female Indigo Bunting and White-eyed Vireo.

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Jun 2, 2008

• #8

sandrinhalee said:

Wow, you guys are awesome. A reply within just a few minutes! Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to learning a lot on this forum (just hope that people don't get tired of my questions on probably obvious birds).

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