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Related: About this forumCan anyone tell me what this bird is?
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.
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Can anyone tell me what this bird is? (Original Post)
flamin lib
Apr 2020
OP
It's been identifies as a female red winged blackbird. Note the speckled breast.nt
flamin lib
Apr 2020
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BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)1. Female red winged blackbirds?
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)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
(8,052 posts)11. Yes, they're pretty assertive birds, I get them every year at my feeder.
elleng
(130,895 posts)2. Cute Brown Bird!
Sorry, I can't identify it.
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)3. How big are they? A sparrow of some sort? nt
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)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
(217 posts)5. Looks like female red wing blackbirds
They hog the feeders in north Florida in the winter. I think they finally left
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)8. Looks like they moved to N TX nt
DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)6. Sparrow nt
peacebuzzard
(5,170 posts)9. house sparrow
[link:http://|https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Sparrow/overview]
your photo is a great photo
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)10. It's been identifies as a female red winged blackbird. Note the speckled breast.nt
peacebuzzard
(5,170 posts)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
(9,678 posts)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
(13,501 posts)14. Some kind
of sparrow?
shenmue
(38,506 posts)15. Is birb!!!1