Please Verify ID - Wisconsin (1 Viewer)

[birdman000]

How does this sound:

#1 and #2 - Female Common yellowthroat? Not sure because the coloring doesn't seem right but they were acting "wren-like"

#3 - House Wren?

#4 - Scraggly-looking female House Finch?

#5 - Molting Indigo Bunting? It looks green in the picture and through my binos so not sure.

THANKS

 

[Storm-Petrel]

I agree with all your ideas except:
#4 looks more like a Purple Finch

 

[PrairieFalcon]

#1 and #2 is a female Common Yellowthroat #3 is a House Wren #4 looks to be a female purple finch #5 is a Molting Indigo Bunting.

 

[birderbf]

I need a little more convincing on the Purple Finch.

 

[KC Foggin]

I need a little more convincing on the Purple Finch.

Me too. In fact, unless it is the angle, that beak is all wrong for a finch.

 

[birderbf]

Me too. In fact, unless it is the angle, that beak is all wrong for a finch.

I meant I needed convincing that it was a Purple and not a House (culmen, anyone?). It sure looks great for a Carpodacus finch to me.

 

[cavan wood]

I think it's a house finch. I don't like the beak either, but there's absolutely no pattern in the face (eyebrow, malar), and I think the extra bulky look of the bill and limited curvature of the culmen can be explained by the fact that we're looking from below. Also the flank streaking looks more like house finch than purple.

Scott

 

[JANJ]

Jizz impression of the the finch is Purple, notched tail, peaked crownand the sharp flank streaking and although the bill gives a stout impression we don´t wanna go here for obvious reasons:

http://www.greglasley.net/bluegros.html

Head pattern looks plain for a female looking Purple:

http://www.hiltonpond.org/Tab04BandOthersBirds.html

which might be a light issue.

but the culmen is straight with a slight decurve near the tip - which say´s Purple over House - although some House has straighter culmen than usuallly seen in that species.

Purple is my vote.

JanJ

 

[Chris Benesh]

Hi All,

A bit tough working from a single photo, but I tend to feel that the Carpodacus finch is a House rather than a Purple. I think that this is a young bird, but I would still expect some face pattern on a Purple Finch. Also, the bill looks on the short side for Purple Finch. Here is a similarly patterned House Finch:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3641486

Versus a Purple Finch here:
http://www.geocities.com/tgrey41/Pages/PurpleFinchp.html

Chris

 

[cavan wood]

Hmm. I see what JanJ is saying about the jizz, especially the raised crown. ....and I realize I was looking at the tail wrong (thought the left part was a broken twig). I think I can accept purple..but how often does a purple finch show such scant facial pattern in the east?

Scott

ah..I see I'm in good company with Chris at least. Thoroughly undecided now, but leaning toward poorly marked purple

 

[JANJ]

I think it's a house finch. I don't like the beak either, but there's absolutely no pattern in the face (eyebrow, malar), and I think the extra bulky look of the bill and limited curvature of the culmen can be explained by the fact that we're looking from below. Also the flank streaking looks more like house finch than purple.

Scott

Well there you go - House Finch.

JanJ

 

[birdman000]

Do these help?

Hi All,

A bit tough working from a single photo, but I tend to feel that the Carpodacus finch is a House rather than a Purple. I think that this is a young bird, but I would still expect some face pattern on a Purple Finch. Also, the bill looks on the short side for Purple Finch. Here is a similarly patterned House Finch:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3641486

Versus a Purple Finch here:
http://www.geocities.com/tgrey41/Pages/PurpleFinchp.html

Chris

 

[Chris Benesh]

Hi birdman000,

These do help. For me, it supports the House Finch notion.

Chris

 

[cavan wood]

Well that's got it then. House finch it is. I should have stuck with my initial instincts.

Scott

 

[BirdPhotography]

#1 and #2 are Female Common yellowthroat.

#3 - House Wren.

#4 - is a female House Finch.

#5 - Molting Indigo Bunting.

 

[Storm-Petrel]

Hi birdman000,

These do help. For me, it supports the House Finch notion.

Chris

now that i see the second batch, im going with House Finch too