CLOSED: Identify This Bird Please - Vol. 4

I have some young birds to ID. There were both adult Yellow-Crowned and Black-Crowned Night Herons in the area.

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Here's another photo. The juvie is keeping the Spoonbill company.

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Im guessing this is an immature Black-Crowned Night Heron, perched with the White Ibis. These were taken today at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in FL. The Rookery is starting to become active.

1 and 2 are Yellow-crowned, 3 is a Black-crowned Night Heron

Took this picture to today. This is only the second time I have seen this bird. What is it? It is the size of a sparrow.

Betty

Sorry forgot photo.

I think it is a male House Finch.

Hi tortoise, Thats a House Finch. (male)

Thanks for the id everyone.

Betty

Thanks Old Ned for the Night Heron IDs.

Ditto to OldNed and Pelle on the idents!

Resin

? Thanks, GM (pic taken this morning)

Red-Breasted Nuthatch? I know, not a very good pic :( GM

Male House Sparrow, and yes, Red-breasted Nuthatch

Resin

Thanks Resin. I thought it might be House Sparrow, just was not sure! GM

Goldfinch?

And this 'lil fellow?

Hi Lily,
American Goldfinch and Carolina Chickadee.

Is that a peanut I see? (Steller's Jay)

It sure looks like a peanut.

It's a peanut alright.

adel, are you in the wrong thread? :-)

pelle you are right. Don't know when it switched on me. Shame Shame.

Yep, needs to be in the 'Identify This Peanut' thread ;-)

LOL, adelbertcat, A beautiful accident (to be in a wrong place)! Thaks Pelle. You mean I've Carolina Chickadee. Wooohoooooo!!!
Kim

lol, great photos adel! I think it is a goober peanut

Could I please have some help with this sparrow? I'm hopeless even with 2 ID books and the internet. The only birds I can identify are the really distinctive ones.

Okay I'll give a complete guess and say American Tree Sparrow.

Immature White-crowned Sparrow

Resin

I believe you are right Resin. White-crowned sparrows are very common here. I think the differences between chipping sparrow, american tree sparrow & this immature white-crowned are very subtle indeed! Color of the lores and bill tips it for me though. Thank you both very much.

Mallards and Pekin Ducks Bonding?

Close-up, clearer pics?

Yep, they're actually the same species. Domestic ducks (apart from Muscovies) were originally bred from Mallards.

Resin

Could you please elaborate a bit on that? Both of the above are one species of Domestic ducks, except the Muscovies? (another species)?

What kind of heron is this please? Am I mistakingly calling it "The great blue heron"? I looked it up, and there is no info. of such Heron in our part of the State. Please I.D.

I need 2 IDs from my trip to Merritt Isl NWR I saw this lone bird on a mud flat with some Northern Shovelers. I'm guessing Black Skimmer, because of the distintive bill.

This is the second bird ID. I'm guessing Avocet, with the long curved bill and white belly. The Avocet will be a new one on my life list.

Lily_love....Yep, Great Blue Heron-resident in in almost all of the USA

bsharf....Yep, Black Skimmer and American Avocet....several thousand of each on the Refuge right now

Is it crow or Raven American or Common?

Thanks Oldned.

I'd go for American Crow

Resin