ID help, California (From Irvine to Morro Bay), about three weeks ago - part 3. (1 Viewer)

[ignicapilla]

Previous post, part 3.

 

[qwerty5]

1. Savannah Sparrow
2. Least Sandpiper
3. Song Sparrow
4-5. Goldfinch (Lesser or American)

 

[AveryBartels]

1. Savannah Sparrow
2. Least Sandpiper
3. Song Sparrow
4-5. American Goldfinch

Agreed, though can Lesser Goldfinch be ruled out from these images?

 

[rkj]

Agreed, though can Lesser Goldfinch be ruled out from these images?

Hard to be sure from these photos, but I think the undertail coverts are white, which would be consistent with American Goldfinch.

 

[ignicapilla]

Thanks!

 

[AveryBartels]

Hard to be sure from these photos, but I think the undertail coverts are white, which would be consistent with American Goldfinch.

That could well be the case though, on the flip side, the overall uniformness of the olive face/upperparts seems to me a bit more in line with Lesser. As you say though, hard to be sure from these photos

 

[Michael Long]

Goldfinch is Lesser imo, I've seen Lesser Goldfinches that have whiteish utc
I agree with qwerty5 on the first 3 birds