Mystery bird

[Bill Kosar]

I saw this bird way back in August of 2013 and have never been able to figure out what kind of bird it is. I kind of think I saw it out by Chico ranch but I am not sure of this. Any help in ID would be appreciated. b

Thanks

Bill Kosar

El Paso county

[Bill Kosar]

Gemini (which we did not have in 2013!) says it is an immature red-winged blackbird but I don't think I have seen another.

Bill

[Bill Kosar]

Copilot says it is most likely a juvenile robin........

[Rachel]

Hi! I believe this is a yellow-headed blackbird, probably immature as you said. Note the black mask, the bib on the chest, and the color coming in on the head.

An immature red-winged blackbird tends to be browner and streakier overall, not only streaky on the belly like we see here.

Best,

Rachel Leggett

Arapahoe County 

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[Judd Patterson]

Hi Bill,

Your photograph shows an immature Yellow-headed Blackbird. Here is an an example of a couple late-summer birds in similar plumage: https://media.ebird.org/catalog?birdOnly=true&taxonCode=yehbla&mediaType=photo&sort=rating_rank_desc&age=juvenile,immature

Best,

-Judd

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[Bill Kosar]

This clip from the Macaulley library seems to support Judd's link pictures pretty well, these guys look much better than mine!

Bill