New Member Odd bird identification help (1 Viewer)

[broomjob]

Hello folks,

I am a new member in central New Hampshire, USA. I am reaching out as there has been a very odd bird visiting the area under my feeder for the last two day.

I have been totally baffled in my attempts to identify the bird in various field guides and online. I have attached photos of the bird for review.

The animal is between the size of an oriole and a robin, is very vocal with a regular loud PEEEEEP. In flight the bird has striking red shoulders and a striped tail. Any help in identification would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Welcome to BirdForum. I think your bird is a Red-winged Blackbird, but it has leucism which has led to the white patches in the plumage you can see.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Hi broom job and welcome to BirdForum.

Rich

 

[KC Foggin]

Hi there and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum :t:

The red shoulders are making me wonder if this is a leucistic Red-winged Blackbird but I truly can't verify that for you so I am moving your thread to the I D section and have subscribed you to the thread so that you will get email notifications anytime someone posts to that thread.

leucistic =a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—which causes white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers.

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum!

 

[Microtus]

As I said on your other thread, you photographed a Red-winged Blackbird with partial albinism.