yellow striped crown USA, SC (1 Viewer)

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eeszarek

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• Aug 18, 2017

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Location: USA, SC, conway, on lake Busbee. Marsh area.
Perched on top of medium sized tree with a flock of red-winged black birds. About red-winged black bird sized. Any ideas?

 

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AlinoVegano

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #2

Yellow-headed Blackbird imo

 

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eeszarek

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #3

those are common to the west coast, but are out of range in south carolina

 

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Kratter

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #4

Female Red-winged Blackbird

Andy

 

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eeszarek

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #5

Do you think its just an extra-yellow variation for breeding season?

 

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AlinoVegano

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #6

eeszarek said:

Do you think its just an extra-yellow variation for breeding season?

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Those are juveniles, but I didn't know they could be that yellow, hence my suggestion of YhB.

 

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eeszarek

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• Aug 18, 2017

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AlinoVegano said:

Those are juveniles, but I didn't know they could be that yellow, hence my suggestion of YhB.

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Thats the only thing keeping me form being sure, how extra yellow it is. but everything else fits especially since its in the same tree as a flock of red-winged blackbirds

 

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fugl

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #8

Yes, female Red-winged. These birds display a fair amount of variation in the hue and intensity of their coloring .

 

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Owen Krout

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #9

Another vote for female Red-winged Blackbird. I have also been puzzled by the yellow hue on them at times.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Aug 19, 2017

• #10

fugl said:

Yes, female Red-winged. These birds display a fair amount of variation in the hue and intensity of their coloring .

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Exactly.