Identify This Bird Please - Vol.8

It was overcast and too late to take pictures when I saw that bird. It flew three times before I could get an image at all, and it appeared as white as the snow that's blanketing everything here today.

Image was fully lightened twice with MGI PhotoSuite III before posting.

New one for me today.

Prairie Warbler. Nice one!

Resin

Wow! Thanks Resin. Didn't know we had those here.

Congratulations on the Warbler.

Thanks. I got one rotten shot that no one could have identified, and figured I would never know what it was..and then a few moments later the bird reappeared and I got a few shots. Here's another shot.

Good to know that. I really love all the Warblers...but there are SO MANY kinds!

Ruby Crowned Kinglet? If so, are these just passing through? I don't see them on the map for Northern Illinois on Cornell.

Looks to be, yep, though it's a tough pic to be certain with!

Sibley maps Ruby-crowned Kinglet as a passage visitor in IL, when it is moving between its southern wintering areas and northern breeding areas.

Resin

Here's another. This was as close as I could get.

Sorry, can't tell any more with the copyright stamp right over the bird!

Resin

Gahhh, I always forget that!

Thanks! Yep, definite R-c Kinglet.

Resin

Thank You!!!

This little one was flitting around in some black raspberry bushes at the end of a field.

Congrats Mrs Ed!

Thanks again. This was at my Mom's so I'm glad she'll get to see them.

Mrs. Ed - My pictures always remain quite small after "clicking the image for an enlarged view." Would you please tell me what you did that increased the size in your next response? Thank you thank you.

OP, I'll DMail you.

Hi everybody, we've been extremely busy re-doing our landscape and I haven't had much time to visit DG. I'm so looking forward to posting again & catching up on your visitors too. Could I have some help with this one please? Photographed this morning. Thanks. Feel bad asking for help when I haven't been around ...

Angele ... It looks like it might be a verdin; but let's wait and see what others think.

Jane, I'm quite sure it isn't a Verdin. This bird is larger. I'm thinking maybe a warbler of some kind?

It's CUTE, thats' what it is.

Tricky one! Hard to judge the size, but it looks fairly stocky, with a heavy bill, which counts out all the warblers. I'm going to suggest female Western Tanager. But that's not with 100% conviction.

Resin

Thank you Mrs Ed :-)

Resin, comparing this photo to Sibley's illustration of the pale female Western Tanager I can't spot anything that would rule out the id. Size, color and the long wings looks about right. I think I am seeing a broken eye-ring?? (I've been known to see things that aren't there) Thanks for helping. Much appreciation to all of you :-)

when I made this pic I thought it was a bluebird. Now I am not sure.

Looks like a Bluebird fledgling! Great pic Frank!!

Lucky you Frank!! Great photo!

Regarding the bird photo I posted above, I asked a relative to post the photo in one of her birding forums and the id came back (completely independently) as a female Western Tanager. Thanks again :-)))

Yep, newly fledged Eastern Bluebird.

Nice to get confirmation on the Western Tanager! The main reason I had been a bit doubtful was that the bill looked a bit dark (I'd have expected a more yellow-pink colour), but that could just be the light.

Resin

thank you resin. It seems early this year.

I have 2 today trying to get ID's on.

I'd guess a Gray Catbird, tho' the pic isn't too clear!

Resin

That was my guess on that one

Now #2

Palm Warbler

Resin

WOW! It just migrates through here but That is a new one for my list for sure! Thanks Resin!!!

looks like a chipping sparrow and butterbutt mated!

I was looking under sparrows and wasn't finding nothing that matched!

yah, no doubt. Let's make up a new species. Chipperbutt.

I do like the sound of that Mrs. Ed!! LOL