Please Identify this Bird

BuckSkin
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Please Identify this Bird Oct 19, 2021 5:39:17 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 19, 2021 5:39:17 GMT

Pardon the picture, but it was the only shot I got; these little dudes are quick.

A couple days ago, after it coming an absolute flood during the night and the temperature dropping 47°, the wind was howling all day.

Our yard, horse lots, and fence-rows were completely invaded by these little green birds; they were not still for a second.

Although in the photo, there seems to be more blue on this one, in person it looked green all over.

I sort of suspect they were female Goldfinch, but I may be miles off on my surmisement.

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On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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Please Identify this Bird Oct 19, 2021 9:11:52 GMT BuckSkin likes this

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Post by cats4jan on Oct 19, 2021 9:11:52 GMT

He does seem to be a goldfinch, just not the American Goldfinch I am used to seeing. There are different types of goldfinch:

www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/bird-species/finches-and-buntings/goldfinches-of-the-us/

I suggest you upload to some bird watching site for identification. I tried that once and the answer came quickly.
I am sure that photo has enough detail for identification

I like this site:

www.birds.cornell.edu/home/

Last Edit: Oct 19, 2021 12:19:00 GMT by cats4jan

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Please Identify this Bird Oct 19, 2021 14:19:56 GMT BuckSkin likes this

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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 19, 2021 14:19:56 GMT

Hard to say. I checked Merlin (bird ID app) and it suggested bay-breasted warbler. So I checked All About Birds ... see here. It shows shows this photo of a non breeding male. Some of the females and immatures are quite greenish. Go through the gallery.
THIS COULD BE VERY WRONG ..

Last Edit: Oct 19, 2021 14:23:24 GMT by pontiac1940

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cats4jan Senior Contributor Posts: 3,780 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Please Identify this Bird Oct 19, 2021 14:31:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cats4jan on Oct 19, 2021 14:31:13 GMT bay-breasted warbler I'm no expert, but I think you nailed it - surprised it's not a goldfinch - those wings...
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Please Identify this Bird Oct 19, 2021 16:13:39 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Oct 19, 2021 16:13:39 GMT

Oct 19, 2021 14:19:56 GMT pontiac1940 said:

bay-breasted warbler

Looks like it to me; I don't think you could get a closer likeness.

I need to study up on the Bay-breasted Warbler and see if this sudden invasion are just transients migrating through; or, if they have been here all along, and the sudden and almost violent weather change just stirred them up.

I do see maybe a couple every day that could be them; and, on account of the green and the fact that there always seems to be a bright yellow Goldfinch in the vicinity, I had always just assumed they were female Goldfinch.

A couple years ago, there was this thick heavily-leaved not-so-big/not-so-tall tree in the fence-row that was absolutely alive with little green birds, more birds than leaves; they all seemed to want to be in this single tree; a few days before and a few days later and not a bird in sight.

Those could very well have been Bay-breasted Warblers as well.

Last Edit: Oct 19, 2021 16:26:55 GMT by BuckSkin

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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