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are these sparrows? (1 Viewer)
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Elizabeth Bigg
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Hi Bubo - as I don't know anything about American sparrows, I Googled around and found this:
http://www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com/sparrow_species.htm
I was amazed at all the different sparrows you have! :eek!: I hope someone will soon come up with the answer about yours!
http://www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com/sparrow_species.htm
I was amazed at all the different sparrows you have! :eek!: I hope someone will soon come up with the answer about yours!
Tero
Retired
Probably. They have a darker spot on the middle of the breast:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i5810id.html
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i5810id.html
Grousemore
Senior Member
I don't think they're sparrows and would guess at Tricolored Blackbird.
Tero
Retired
The size would be good to know. Female blackbird has the streaks
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i4980id.html
did not find Tricolored picture, but female is like the one above.
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i4980id.html
did not find Tricolored picture, but female is like the one above.
Bubo
Registered Birder
maybe it is a red-winged blackbird (female)
thank you all for sharing your knowledge. i couldn't get anything to really fit with photos in books, but the red-winged blackbird (female) is a very close match such as these two pics.
http://www.lowcountryinstitute.org/FIELD GUIDE/birds/Red-winged Blackbird female.jpg
http://www.christinevadai.com/RWBL2.jpg
thank you for that suggestion.
I've attached another photo showing one of the birds w/ spanned out tail feathers...not sure the undercolor of the tail feathers on rw blackbird. not sure it helps. unfortunatly all the photos are from me shooting upwards into the tree, no back shots.
I'm a little concerned I suppose w/ the length of the blackbird, states they're 7.25 inches. these seemed to be smaller, but they did have long tails, so maybe they were that long. next time, and in the future, i will have to make note of the size more carefully...
these little guys are tricky! thank you all!!
thank you all for sharing your knowledge. i couldn't get anything to really fit with photos in books, but the red-winged blackbird (female) is a very close match such as these two pics.
http://www.lowcountryinstitute.org/FIELD GUIDE/birds/Red-winged Blackbird female.jpg
http://www.christinevadai.com/RWBL2.jpg
thank you for that suggestion.
I've attached another photo showing one of the birds w/ spanned out tail feathers...not sure the undercolor of the tail feathers on rw blackbird. not sure it helps. unfortunatly all the photos are from me shooting upwards into the tree, no back shots.
I'm a little concerned I suppose w/ the length of the blackbird, states they're 7.25 inches. these seemed to be smaller, but they did have long tails, so maybe they were that long. next time, and in the future, i will have to make note of the size more carefully...
these little guys are tricky! thank you all!!
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Tero
Retired
More on female blackbirds
http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/focus/blkbirds.html
http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/focus/blkbirds.html
On the 'head and shoulders' picture, there are quite strong rufus tones on the upperparts, which I think would indicate Redwinged rather than Tricoloured.
