This sparrow was in the yard this morning. It must be a Savannah's eh? I can't figure out the yellow breast though. The pics are horrible and don't do this bird justice. The breast, eye stripe and line off the base of the bill were very yellow through the binocs. It had some white on its back too. That grayish color along the primaries almost looked blueish. 4 pics...
Yellow on its breast.
Pic 3. The throat is bleached out, but still might help.
This pic is pretty blurry and dark, but maybe it will help too.
One of the African canaries, escaped from a cage. Best fit perhaps Yellow Canary, but tricky to be sure as there are lots of avicultural hybrids. They are popular cagebirds.
Resin
Could it possibly be a first year Dickcissel? I am going back and forth between the Canary and Dickcissel, but in this bird I cannot see Canary. I hope you do not mind the questioning, Resin, but I am trying to learn how to identify better.
I'm thinking too yellow for Dickcissel, and too short-tailed. But the bill size does fit it better.
Resin
Edit: what size was it? Dickcissel is quite a bit larger than any of the canaries.
This message was edited Oct 30, 2011 10:01 PM
here is a Dickcissel pic I have but it is in breeding plumage
I'm horrible at judging the size. Here is a pic where it is behind a White-winged Dove and in front of a House Sparrow.
This pic is really awful but the mystery bird is on the right and a house sparrow is on the left.
This is the same pic as pic 2 but I didn't crop out the White-winged Dove.
I'm editing to add that there is a House Sparrow behind him in this pic too. House Sparrow seems to be a bit larger.
This message was edited Oct 30, 2011 6:54 PM
This was a juvenile that came this August. Remembering this is what brought the question to mind.
All but the first pic look ok for an immature Dickcissel...from my guide. Think the first pic may be a lighting issue causing more yellow or something.
