Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches

12/30/09

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Common Grackle 5/16/09

Brown-headed Cowbirds 5/26/08

A pair of Cowbirds, with a female House Finch in the foreground.

Orhard Oriole 5/1/09

Northern Oriole 9-14-08

Immature Bullock's? Note the wide wing bars, evenly colored head, neck , and throat area, and the faint eye line.

Northern Oriole 9-14-08

Immature Bullock's?

Northern Oriole 9-14-08

Adult female Baltimore?

Northern Oriole 9-14-08

Probably an adult female Baltimore.

Baltimore Oriole 9/2/07

Baltimore Oriole 9/1/07

A young male, most likely a Baltimore (rather than a Bullock's).

Scott's Oriole 8/3/08

Juvenile male.

Scott's Oriole 9/4/07

Scott's Oriole 9/4/07

House Finch 2/3/08

House Finch 9/4/07

Pine Siskin 4/26/09

A yellow adult, with much brighter yellow wingbars than most individuals, and less streaking on the chest. This seems to be a variant (subspecies?), rather than a seasonal change or a gender difference.

Pine Siskins 2/3/08

Pine Siskin 11/3/07

Pine Siskin 11/3/07

Lesser Goldfinch 2/23/08

Adult female.

Lesser Goldfinch 1/27/08

Adult male.

American Goldfinch 3/30/08

An adult male. This species wears drab plumage for most of the winter. A few individuals brighten up to their breeding finery just before departing for the north.

American Goldfinches 2/3/08

Typical winter plumage.

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