Can anyone tell me what this bird is?

[flamin lib]

Shot in north TX, just N of Ft Worth. They behave like Starlings, large flocks, voracious messy eaters and come & go as flocks of 20-30. Also sort of belligerent toward other species at the feeder.

Thanks.

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Female red winged blackbirds?

[flamin lib]

4. That was quick! I think you nailed it.

I'm near a lake, a Tiger Woods drive and short chip away, with stands of reeds. I have one or two males at the feeders. Google image search matches. Does the behavior match?

[BusyBeingBest]

11. Yes, they're pretty assertive birds, I get them every year at my feeder.

[elleng]

2. Cute Brown Bird!

Sorry, I can't identify it.

[cayugafalls]

3. How big are they? A sparrow of some sort? nt

[flamin lib]

7. I think Busy (reply 1) has an ID. The size about the same as a purple finch,

maybe just a smidge smaller than a cardinal.

[Darwin2019]

5. Looks like female red wing blackbirds

They hog the feeders in north Florida in the winter. I think they finally left

[flamin lib]

8. Looks like they moved to N TX nt

[DURHAM D]

6. Sparrow nt

[peacebuzzard]

9. house sparrow

[link:http://|https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Sparrow/overview]


your photo is a great photo

[flamin lib]

10. It's been identifies as a female red winged blackbird. Note the speckled breast.nt

[peacebuzzard]

12. just guessing.

I love birds but can only truly identify the major and obvious ones: male cardinals, blue birds, macaws, woodpeckers, chickens, ducks, owls, hawks.

I didn't realize I posted in the Birders Group.

[Chipper Chat]

13. I have several nests of them nearby.

I often wondered if it is the males or females that make their unique chirp. Or both?

[Rebl2]

14. Some kind

of sparrow?

[shenmue]

15. Is birb!!!1