• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

ID Help please. Stroud Preserve, Chester,PA (1 Viewer)

A

Aradur

Active member
Hi..Think this bird is Tree Swallow?
Ref pic 1 is this a male?
Ref pic 2 is this a female or a young bird?..does the female have a brown head or brown..or does it vary?
Ref both male and female Tree Swallows do either or both change color during a seasons.
Thank you.
Aradur
 

Attachments

  • S1 (Large).JPG
    S1 (Large).JPG
    71 KB · Views: 93
  • S2 (Large).JPG
    S2 (Large).JPG
    119.6 KB · Views: 76
Hi,

Your identifications are correct. Juvenile tree swallows are all brown. Males then acquire their iridescent green coloration. First-year females may acquire some green coloration, or may remain all brown. Eventually, all females acquire varying amounts of iridescent green coloration, but usually not as much as males. Their coloration does not vary with the seasons so far as I know.

Best,
Jim
 
Last edited:
J. Moore said:
Hi,

Your identifications are correct. Juvenile tree swallows are all brown. Males than acquire their iridescent green coloration. First-year females may acquire some green coloration, or may remain all brown. Eventually, all females acquire varying amounts of iridescent green coloration, but usually not as much as males. Their coloration does not vary with the seasons so far as I know.

Best,
Jim
Click to expand...
Thanks for that...but what do you think it is - the one peeping out of the box.?
 
Aradur said:
Thanks for that...but what do you think it is - the one peeping out of the box.?
Click to expand...

It's a female or young bird, as you suggested. I'd guess female since I'd expect a juvenile of that age to have left the nest, but not sure.

Best,
Jim
 
Last edited:
Warning! This thread is more than 15 years ago old.
It's likely that no further discussion is required, in which case we recommend starting a new thread. If however you feel your response is required you can still do so.

Similar threads

O
Please help ID this Bird
Replies
6
Views
632
_pauls
_pauls
F
Shawangunk Grasslands NWR [NY] (Bird ID help please)
Replies
4
Views
439
FreddyBee
F
B
Stint id help please. S. Thailand, Feb 26 ,2023
Replies
4
Views
715
bhutjoe
B
B
Red-Shouldered Hawks - York, PA, USA - 6/25/22
Replies
7
Views
640
BirdsInTheYard
B
B
Iceland gull id help please.
Replies
7
Views
785
bhutjoe
B

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top