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RJP
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#1 Female Blackburnian Warbler (lightly marked)
#4 & 5 Willow/Alder Flycatcher
#2 is strange. With a smaller bill and minus that black at the back of the head, connecting the upper black area with the lower black area, it would be a Black-capped Chickadee. It will be interesting to hear other comments on this bird.
#3 Not quite enough for me to call.
#4 & 5 Willow/Alder Flycatcher
#2 is strange. With a smaller bill and minus that black at the back of the head, connecting the upper black area with the lower black area, it would be a Black-capped Chickadee. It will be interesting to hear other comments on this bird.
#3 Not quite enough for me to call.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Second is a Great Tit . . . was that pic really taken in Wisconsin?? If yes, presumably an escape, I can't see it being a natural vagrant from Europe!
2 is a Great Tit. No idea what it's doing in Wisconsin as it's a Eurasian species.
Chris1973
Well-known member
No wonder I was even more stumped than usual. It's not even in my field guide. I checked ebird and there are other sightings here. Some "special" person must have decided to release them or let them escape....
3 looks like a female Blackpoll Warbler.
jmepler
It's just a flesh wound.
Apparently there is a small (feral?) population of Great Tits in eastern Wisconsin near Lake Michigan. They have been seen between Milwaukee and Manitowoc. There was one seen just two weeks ago near Sheboygan. How they got there originally is anyone's guess.
Mike
Mike
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Interesting. How far back in time do the sightings go?
Chris1973
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This one was seen congregating with a large group of Black-capped Chickadees. That must be how they survived this harsh winter we just had.
jmepler
It's just a flesh wound.
There were sightings near Milwaukee as far back as 2006.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
They're native across a good chunk of Siberia. Cold tolerance won't be a problem!
I'd guess it has the potential to be a serious invasive species causing problems for other local native birds in the future.
stonechat1
New member
I wonder about the Great Tit, because it´s illegal to catch this species here how would someone in the US be able to keep it as pet?
@Nutcracker: Why do English/American/Australian people every time consider something as good or bad? I don´t see a reason to catastrophise. Birds are increasing their natural range here because of e.g. global warming. I didn´t here in my area once that it´s now required to kill all shellducks or Black-winged stilts. They didn´t appear when I was a kid and they are food competitors of Northen Shovelers or Redshanks. Right contrary everyone is enjoing them because of their colorful plumage or gracile movement. Just some notes to think about......
@Nutcracker: Why do English/American/Australian people every time consider something as good or bad? I don´t see a reason to catastrophise. Birds are increasing their natural range here because of e.g. global warming. I didn´t here in my area once that it´s now required to kill all shellducks or Black-winged stilts. They didn´t appear when I was a kid and they are food competitors of Northen Shovelers or Redshanks. Right contrary everyone is enjoing them because of their colorful plumage or gracile movement. Just some notes to think about......
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Natural range extension, as with Little Egret and Dartford Warbler in the UK, and the slow westward spread of Red-flanked Bluetail and Citrine Wagtail in mainland Europe is part oc the ebb and flow in all amimal distribution. Introducing a species from a different avifauna, such as Great Tit to Nthn America, where it will compete with native species is a totally different thing. While these Great Tit may be like Eur Tree Sparrow around St. Louis, and not spread beyond a limited area they also have the potential to spread like House Sparrow or Common Starling. If we are to preserve our wildlife it's best not to introduce potential competitors on top of wrecking the environment.
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