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Star

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Hi, I took 6 pictures of a bird that was on my mom's back porch railing and I was hoping that some one here could tell me what kind of bird it is. These where taken in Northern Ohio.

Here are the links to the pictures:

http://www.toledoconnection.com/strangebird/05-26-06_1152.jpg

http://www.toledoconnection.com/strangebird/05-26-06_1153.jpg

http://www.toledoconnection.com/strangebird/05-26-06_1154.jpg

http://www.toledoconnection.com/strangebird/05-26-06_1155.jpg

http://www.toledoconnection.com/strangebird/05-26-06_1156.jpg

http://www.toledoconnection.com/strangebird/05-26-06_1157.jpg

Any help in identifing this species would be appreciated.
Thanks
Star
 
Hi Star, welcome to Birdforum!!

Not sure if I can help with the identification though. When was the picture taken? It looks like it may be a young bird with its very short tail and posture. It also looks like the feathers on its head are quite bristly/spiky. Could be a young Common Grackle or similar?

Hopefully someone else may have some ideas. Good luck!!
 
hmmm.

My field guide has brown-headed cowbird juvenile as; paler above more heavily streaked below: pale edges giving its back a scaled look. Also the bill looks too heavy, and other features fit juv Common grackle.

I'd still go for juv. Common Grackle, but since I've only seen adults of the two, certainly not an expert!!

Maybe this would be better in bird identification q and a??
 
Hi Star,

A warm welcome to BirdForum from all the Moderators and Admin.

I've moved your thread to a more appropriate sub-forum.
 
dantheman said:
Hi Star, welcome to Birdforum!!

Not sure if I can help with the identification though. When was the picture taken? It looks like it may be a young bird with its very short tail and posture. It also looks like the feathers on its head are quite bristly/spiky. Could be a young Common Grackle or similar?

Hopefully someone else may have some ideas. Good luck!!

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I would agree that it is a young Common Grackle.
Uoung cowbirds are paler and show fuzzy streaking on underparts.
CHEERS, JOE G
 
atricapillus said:
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I would agree that it is a young Common Grackle.
Uoung cowbirds are paler and show fuzzy streaking on underparts.
CHEERS, JOE G

Thank you everyone for all of your opinions. I did a search for grackels and thought that this bird looked nothing like a grackel.

This picture was taken in 5-26-06.

Thanks robinm for moving this thread to the appropriate spot.

Star
 
Star said:
Thank you everyone for all of your opinions. I did a search for grackels and thought that this bird looked nothing like a grackel.


A young bird, just fledged and still without having grown its tail is going to have a totally different posture from an adult bird as its centre of balance will be very different, hence the upright posture of this bird, quite apart from missing that obvious grackle-tail!
 
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