Subject: [Tweeters] Help with bird ID
Date: Thu Jun 2 07:30:50 PDT 2022
From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com - jimbetz at jimbetz.com
Hi,
I've been seeing some birds at my backyard feeder here in
Burlington that I'm not positive I'm identifying them correctly.
They are the size and shape of a Goldfinch - some are considerably
smaller (probably young). They are all over a light gray in color -
including underside, head, wings, etc. I do not hear them singing
or calling (they may be but it isn't obvious like with a
Goldfinch). There are no definable color markings on the wings
or tale ... just an overall light gray everywhere. If I was
seeing them without any strong light - a silhouette - I'd be
tempted to ID them as a Goldfinch or some kind of sparrow.
They sit and stand and fly like the other song birds at the
feeder - with no identifying behavior (that I've detected).
Most of the time they are on the feeder but maybe 30% of the
time they will be on the aggregate below the feeder or in the
flower beds ... especially if it is one of the small ones.
Ideas?
- Jim