Help ID in USA - Mississippi (1 Viewer)

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Jay MS

Member

• Feb 17, 2007

• #1

Please help ID this bird
I saw this bird for the first time today. She is slightly bigger than the sparrows. We saw her visit the feeder 3 times. She would go straight to the tray to eat, hardley moving around.

Thanks,
Jay

 

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prairiemerlin

registered guy

• Feb 17, 2007

• #2

You've got a female Brown-headed Cowbird there. Also a Chipping Sparrow in the first shot.

--Neil G.

 

jcwings

Well-known member

• Feb 17, 2007

• #3

Looks cowbird-ish. Female Brown-headed Cowbird I would say.

 

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danehower

Well-known member

• Feb 17, 2007

• #4

Yep,yep ! Think those are real good calls from Jcwings and prairiemerlin . Def a brown-headed cowbird female. Wonder what that chippy is thinking about - give me some food ? or can I please raise your child ?

 

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Jay MS

Member

• Feb 17, 2007

• #5

Thanks for the ID
The feeders are always busy with the chipping sparrows, usually 30+
This cowbird just started visiting. The sparrows will move out of the way at first, then start back to the food. The cowbird does not care about all the other birds, just eats.

prairiemerlin said:

You've got a female Brown-headed Cowbird there. Also a Chipping Sparrow in the first shot.

--Neil G.

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Feb 17, 2007

• #6

Yeah - female BHCB. This was the bird that caused me to post my first (I think) ID question here about two years ago

 

jcwings

Well-known member

• Feb 17, 2007

• #7

danehower said:

Wonder what that chippy is thining about - can I please raise your child ?

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That's funny! :-O