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Friday, May 14, 2010

what birds are these?

oriole 1 oriole 2
sparrows 2 sparrows 1

I always like to get confirmation on my bird identification. What do you think these are? An oriole and maybe a pair of song sparrows?

7 comments:

  1. Yup. The song sparrows are especially cute. You can tell by the streaks and the 'spot' on the chest.

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/

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  2. i haven't seen any orioles up here yet, but if they are visiting you right now their arrival in my area is imminent!

    the song sparrows are cute and unassuming, i see them now and again in the summer, their calls are always welcome.

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  3. Yep, that's a Baltimore Oriole and a Song Sparrow. Song Sparrows and Lincoln's Sparrows look almost alike, but the Lincoln's would be less likely to appear in your yard.

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  4. These sites should help!

    http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/567/_/Baltimore_Oriole.aspx
    http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/146/_/Song_Sparrow.aspx
    http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/545/_/Lincolns_Sparrow.aspx

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  5. I think the top two are Northern Orioles.

    -Jack Wright

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  6. I don't know about the US, but over here, in the absence of a clear identification the one at the bottom of your picture would be referred to as a LBJ (little brown job)!

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