Grosbeak & Yellow bird without a mask~NY (1 Viewer)

Fraulein ash

Woodpecker stalker

• Sep 15, 2018

• #1

While following a Cedar Waxwing with my camera, the first bird was chasing the waxwing... I've never seen a bird like this, but it has a grosbeak feel to it! Please tell me this is a baby Rose Breasted Grosbeak!!

The second bird, I initially assumed was an American Goldfinch, since I have so many here... only there was no mask! Unfortunately, the bird left almost as soon as it landed and this is the only photo I could get. What is this little guy??

 

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The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Sep 15, 2018

• #2

Immature Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Scarlet Tanager.

 

Fraulein ash

Woodpecker stalker

• Sep 15, 2018

• #3

Get outta here!! WOW!

Yesterday, we went to Wild Birds Unlimited and in the store, they were watching the Cornell live bird cam from Sapsucker woods not too far from me. A Rose Breasted Grosbeak male showed up on the cam and I mentioned how strange it was that they visited the feeders in Sapsucker woods but I never saw them in my backyard. The lady smiled, reached under the counter and handed me a sample sack of safflower and told me "this should do the trick!" I didn't want to be rude, but there is safflower in the cardinal mix that we have out there 98% of the time, so I politely thanked her and took the bag. I filled a small extra feeder with the safflower she gave me... and HOLY COW, I have seen 5 new species in my yard this morning!

WHY are they coming to my yard *now* with the new safflower?? Is it because this is higher quality safflower? Is it because I have nothing but safflower in one single feeder instead of a variety of seeds mixed in? Is it purely a coincidence??

 

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Sangahyando

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2018

• #4

Fraulein ash said:

WHY are they coming to my yard *now* with the new safflower?? Is it because this is higher quality safflower? Is it because I have nothing but safflower in one single feeder instead of a variety of seeds mixed in? Is it purely a coincidence??

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There could be other factors at play too, particularly seeing as it's migration season.

 

Fraulein ash

Woodpecker stalker

• Sep 15, 2018

• #5

Sangahyando said:

There could be other factors at play too, particularly seeing as it's migration season.

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I had considered that, after I posted this. But I wasn't sure when migration happened for most birds and assumed it happened after it started to get cold, which it hasn't. Some of the birds I've researched claim to migrate after the first freeze, so I wondered if that was the case for *most* birds, or only some.


I'm hoping that yellow bird is truly a scarlet tanager, because that would be a new one for me! I see Goldfinches all day, every day... the color and markings were different and this bird was bigger. They DO migrate, so it's looking good for scarlet tanager!

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Sep 15, 2018

• #6

Sangahyando said:

There could be other factors at play too, particularly seeing as it's migration season.

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Luck being amongst them, part of what makes birding such a pleasure.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Sep 15, 2018

• #7

Congrats girl!!

 

The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Sep 15, 2018

• #8

Scarlet Tanagers are here all summer, but, yes, they have started to move. Here fall migration begins in August for many birds (like warblers) and peaks in September. During the past week we've seen a dozen or more different warbler species in a single birding outing, many migrating raptors, and some uncommon flycatchers passing through. They're out there...you just have to look for them!

And I am certain your bird is a Scarlet Tanager.

 

Fraulein ash

Woodpecker stalker

• Sep 16, 2018

• #9

This is so exciting!! All these new birdies in my yard, I hope I get to see some males soon! :-O

I suppose migration seems to make more sense than magic bird seed. It was just really surreal how it played out, with her handing me the bag of "Grosbeak GPS tracker" seed and telling me it would bring the grosbeaks, then BAM! Grosbeak the next day! :eek!: