Bird ID Help in Texas (1 Viewer)

[NanaB]

Please help me identify the bird on the branch to the right. The picture is not very good but I'm including the video also .. thank ya'll.

https://youtu.be/ikbWq5qDKuA

 

[KC Foggin]

YouTube won't allow access saying it's private

 

[NanaB]

oops sorry .. does this one work?

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ikbWq5qDKuA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[KC Foggin]

Yeah, that one works. I'm not sure but I'm gonna guess at American Goldfinch but let's see what the geniuses have to say

 

[NanaB]

It does look like it could be american goldfinch
Thanks KCFoggin!

 

[assayer]

NanaB,

The bird's beak appears to be that of a warbler, not a finch. I would say it is a Pine Warbler.

 

[NanaB]

Ohhh you are right dlee.. that's the first thing that made me notice that it was different than the Cardinals and then I missed it when I was thinking maybe Goldfinch. it's definitely not a finch. I've never seen a Pine Warbler.. this one is almost the same size as the Cardinals so would you say that is pretty accurate for the Pine Warbler's size?
Thank you for your help

 

[Birdbrain22]

Another possibility is a White-eyed Vireo.

 

[Microtus]

White-eyed Vireo ought not to be showing this bird's brown back and ought to be showing prominent wing bars.

 

[Birdbrain22]

White-eyed Vireo ought not to be showing this bird's brown back and ought to be showing prominent wing bars.

No offense to the OP, but pic is not the clearest...greenish/brownish back is fine for White-eyed. Also there seems to be some blurry white near wingbars.

Not saying it is one or the other, but throwing it out as another possibility as pic is very blurry.

 

[Larry Lade]

Well, my take on the bird was that it might be a bluebird. Kind of difficult to tell, just a guess.

 

[Kratter]

Plumage wise it looks like real good an Indigo Bunting, especially when it flips up on the perch to see its back and wings. The bill does look small, but I think in some very brief views when you get a full on profile, that it looks to be thicker than a warbler/thrush/vireo. Size is difficult to judge.

Andy

 

[Tiraya]

colour very reddish brown near the end, maybe indigo bunting is a good call.

Look out for the bird again, many will return to the same feeder.

 

[NanaB]

Thanks to everyone for all the help
I wish I had a better picture :/

Larry, when I first saw the video, my first thought (wish) was that it was a bluebird too.

Andy and James, I went through the video and got a couple more stills and I think ya'll are right. Though the pics are still not very clear, I can see that the bill looks bigger at certain angles and the colors are very brown. Very much like Indigo Bunting. I'm attaching a couple more pics.

 

[NanaB]

Another thing is that the Indigo's upper bill is usually darker than it's lower which would contribute to the reason the bill looks smaller at certain angles.

 

[NanaB]

BTW .. Here is a picture from earlier this month.. this may be of the same bird and I thought it to be an Indigo.