This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Friday, May 14, 2010
what birds are these?
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?
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Yup. The song sparrows are especially cute. You can tell by the streaks and the 'spot' on the chest.
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.
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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Yup. The song sparrows are especially cute. You can tell by the streaks and the 'spot' on the chest.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
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.
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.
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
Beautiful Birds.
I think the top two are Northern Orioles.
-Jack Wright
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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