Please help ID this bird (1 Viewer)

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cmh

Member

• Jun 12, 2019

• #1

I saw this bird in Portland, OR, March 18th and again a few days later. In a wetland area in a city park (westmoreland park for anyone familiar with Portland).

Is it a color morph of a red winged blackbird? or a tri colored blackbird? Juvy of one of those?

Thanks for the help!

 

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KenM

Well-known member

• Jun 12, 2019

• #2

I’m thinking more Red-winged Blackbird than Tri-coloured, see what others think?

Cheers

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Jun 13, 2019

• #3

Welcome to BirdForum, cmh. Your bird is not a juvenile. It looks like it has female or immature feathers on the underparts, with male feathers on the rest of its body, so it could be molting to adult male plumage. The non-black feathers look like Red-winged Blackbird feathers, so that is what I would call it.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jun 13, 2019

• #4

I can't think of anything else other than RW Blackbird. I think Microtus explained it well.

 

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cmh

Member

• Jun 13, 2019

• #5

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Chris

 

nartreb

Speak softly and carry a long lens

• Jun 13, 2019

• #6

(Never mind - I misread Microtus' post. I agree with Microtus.)

 

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rkj

Well-known member

• Jun 13, 2019

• #7

The white in the tail, undertail coverts, and wing I don't think is found in any normal plumage of Red-winged Blackbird. I agree it is a young male of that species, but one that is a partial albino (or leucistic) individual.

 

Birdbrain22

Well-known member

• Jun 13, 2019

• #8

Agree with young male Red-winged Blackbird molting into adult