What is this bird?

[question everything]

Was fluttering so was hard to catch, dirty yellow



But shows the size

[Laelth]

1. American Tree Sparrow, I think. n/t

-Laelth

[ret5hd]

7. What is the airspeed of an unladen American Tree Sparrow?

(Be VERY careful with your answer!)

[Laelth]

8. Aren't you referring to a European or African swallow? n/t

-Laelth

[BusyBeingBest]

2. Maybe a female or juvenile grosbeak? Either black-headed or rose-breasted?

[soothsayer]

3. I think that's a good call. Boy we haven't seen them for years around here

[BusyBeingBest]

4. I get the black-headed grosbeaks at the feeders during spring migration, have not seen any

rose-breasted where I live though (southern end of Rockies/plains).

[soothsayer]

5. Arlington, VA. We had them seasonally as a kid. Boy they're pretty.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Juvenile Grossbeak from what the photo shows.

[question everything]

12. Thanks. The guide shows northern Minnesota as year around

And winter south to St. Cloud, or so.

[Wellstone ruled]

13. When we lived in Minny

the Cardinals and Grosbeaks were a common visitor at the feeders. Cardinals ate the smaller seeds where as if you put peanuts or Soybeans in the feeder,they will put on a real show when trying to crack them open.

[question everything]

11. Thanks. It is not supposed to be in our area, according to the guide

Interesting that at first I thought it was darker than a goldfinch and the guide says that they are related.

[Mme. Defarge]

9. Suddenly

I can’t get pictures posted in DU. Can anyone explain?

[question everything]

10. Depends. If from your computer, are you using posimages.org?

[Mme. Defarge]

15. Everything is fine on my computer

but not on my phone.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

14. Some "best-guesses" from a Cornell Lab search..

Rose-breasted Grosbeak







White-throated Sparrow





House Sparrow



Pine Warbler: not close but included 'cause they're pretty.....





By the way, I've used that same Squirrel Buster feeder for many years and had to come up with a fix for the loose perch support screws (rather than sending it back to Brome). I have three sizes of them and will never buy any other brand.

Broke down a spoiled my birds with a rain shield for the feeder last year and glad I did. I also keeps rain out of the feeder ports.

KY..........

[question everything]

16. Thanks. This has been the consensus here - Grosbeek

Did not have enough yellow for a goldfinch or a warbler