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Need help identifying several Chicago birds (1 Viewer)

vbnut

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I took these photos around “The Magic Hedge” at the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary in Chicago on the morning of July 12, 2019. I was visiting from the west coast, so I'm not a familiar with the local birds. I assume the first four are Red-winged or Tricolored Blackbirds (although I'm not so sure about the third), but I don't know which. I assume that last is a Sparrow, but I'm completely stumped as to what kind.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
 

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All Red-winged Blackbirds except the last, which is a House Sparrow. There are no Tricolored Blackbirds away from the West Coast.
 
Thanks for the help everyone.

@raymie , you make me wonder if some of the west coast birds I Identified as Red-winged Blackbirds were actually Tricolored Blackbirds :oops:.
 
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