Hello,
I think this is a juvie Field Sparrow, but not sure...any help would be greatly appreciated to confirm either way :)
...tiny pink bill, full white eye ring, buffy chest...
I don't think it's a clay-colored sparrow...fairly familiar with them...
TIA :)
This message was edited Oct 8, 2016 12:51 PM
I am puzzled. I do not see any streaking or marking on the head except the eye-ring? And if it has any bars on its wings, they do not show in this view. I am not even sure it is a sparrow - but I can see where you guessed juvie sparrow, and range is correct for Grasshopper sparrow. But the lack of markings bothers me.
Maybe a juvenile Dark-eyed Junco? Not certain, though.
Resin
I can see field sparrow
Looks like a Vireo, or possibly a Least Flycatcher
Vireo or flycatcher are no options as the bill is conic. It is closely related to the sparrows, if not, try finches, buntings or Junco's. I only missed white outer tail feathers, otherwise I would have gone for a european type bunting.
Yeah looks like a juvenile sparrow but not sure which
This message was edited May 25, 2018 8:35 PM
This is a type of flycatcher....I have one that comes and sits by me when it eats at the suet feeder. They're friendly and cute.
I think it is a ruby crowned kinglet...the ruby crown isn't always visible...
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/id
This is the picture from that site that seems closest: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/assets/photo/67474361-1280px.jpg
This message was edited Jul 10, 2020 5:02 AM
This is most definitely a sparrow. Kinglets have tiny black bills, vireos have longer thinner bills, and flycatchers have long wide bills. Otherwise, this bird looks nothing like a kinglet, vireo, or flycatcher. This is a field sparrow. The direct sunlight and shadows make it hard to see the faint facial markings, but they are there.
Vireos have the distinctive white eye ring....and the flycatchers are friendly little things...
