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Thursday, November 8. 2012

Another bird quiz - not the same one from a few days ago

This is from before the snow began falling yesterday (ignore the House Finch on the upper right). I don't see these guys very often. Sorry for poor photo quality through the window.


Posted by Bird Dog at 05:08 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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Did you run these pictures before? Because I recall someone saying that these were goldfinches. My sister told me that she had goldfinches at her house in September and they were eating the seeds from corn flowers. The next day I observed the very same thing at my house. But they didn't look like these birds. Do goldfinches change colors with the season?
#1 peter on 2012-11-08 06:18 (Reply)
These are different birds. But yes, Goldfinches switch to a duller winter plumage.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2012-11-08 06:49 (Reply)
These are Pine Siskin.
#1.2 John O'Neill on 2012-11-08 08:15 (Reply)
LBJ's. Little brown jobs.
#2 rhhardin (Link) on 2012-11-08 07:22 (Reply)
thanks for the reply. We have heavy wet snow. All of our trees and shrubs are weeping over the death of capitalism and free enterprise.
#3 peter on 2012-11-08 07:42 (Reply)
They look like Pine Siskins to me. Usually in flocks; forked tail which these appear to have, some yellow under wings and tail which I can't see but may be there.
#4 Bob Morgan on 2012-11-08 08:14 (Reply)
Yes, Pine Siskens. Always a delight to see them.
#4.1 Bird Dog on 2012-11-08 08:42 (Reply)
Agree - we don't get them in our part of NC, but my folks in North GA do - funny though, they are not 'reliable' some years you see them, others you don't.
#4.1.1 Bob Morgan on 2012-11-08 12:35 (Reply)
Had flocks of them at my home for an entire summer, ten years ago. Haven't seen a one since.
#4.1.1.1 Estoy Listo on 2012-11-09 09:03 (Reply)
I have a pack of pine siskins at my feeder right now!
#5 Sarthurk on 2012-11-08 20:26 (Reply)

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