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Related: About this forumAnybody know what kind of bird this is? I think it came on my deck to catch that fly. About the size of the sparrow
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Anybody know what kind of bird this is? I think it came on my deck to catch that fly. About the size of the sparrow (Original Post)
Walleye
Feb 14
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Alliepoo
(2,223 posts)1. Looks like a
House Finch.
FSogol
(45,504 posts)2. Female yellow finch? They turn more yellow in the spring.
euphorb
(279 posts)3. It's a yellow-rumped warbler.
It's definitely not a finch of any kind--the bill is wrong for a finch.
Walleye
(31,032 posts)5. I agree, I looked it up in the warblers and couldn't find it.
I have gold finches that are yellow in the spring. They dont eat bugs I dont think and they dont look like this
Permanut
(5,617 posts)4. My guess is a yellow rumped warbler .
So many of these little ones are tough. We call them "LBJs" - Little Brown Jobs.
Walleye
(31,032 posts)7. Thanks that's what my friend said too, I think that's the correct answer
WhiteTara
(29,719 posts)6. that''s a finch and
soon it will be a brilliant yellow.
elleng
(131,028 posts)8. Maybe Yellow-rumped Warbler
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-rumped_Warbler/id
I see others have identified. Have fun!
I see others have identified. Have fun!
Walleye
(31,032 posts)12. Yes, thank you, it's a female
2naSalit
(86,703 posts)14. That's what I was going to say.
David Allen Sibley's bird guide identifies it as a first winter female Yellow Rumped Warbler.
femmedem
(8,204 posts)9. A female pine warbler?
I'm not sure, but I think it could be #18 on this list: https://birdwatchinghq.com/yellow-birds-in-the-united-states/
MLAA
(17,310 posts)10. Great shot, whatever it is!
Walleye
(31,032 posts)13. Thank you! didn't stick around for long, just gobbled that fly
MOMFUDSKI
(5,591 posts)11. Just glad he got
his snack!
Dave in VA
(2,038 posts)15. Yellow Rumped Warbler aka butter butt
I have these at my feeders all winter. They enjoy the meal worms and the suet. Know that winter is on its way when they arrive in the late fall. They will be heading out very soon and the hummingbirds will be here!
Walleye
(31,032 posts)16. I am so looking forward to the hummingbirds. I will start staring out my window beginning of April looking for them