Does anybody like to watch birds?

[DiggersJo]

What is it? Looks a very nice bird, like a smaller version of an Oriole.

 

[dirty hands]

Goldfinch I believe.

 

[Sheal]

Out and about this evening I got a shot of a bird that's rare to my area.

An Eider duck (Somateria Mollissima). The female's colouring is plain brown.

Also my favourite sea bird - an Oystercatcher ( Haematopus Ostralegus) on the run.

 

[Meadowlark]

Can anyone Id the two birds on the right

Here is the one on the far right alone...

 

[dirty hands]

Rose breasted grossbeak.

I get them here.

Not sure about the other.

 

[Meadowlark]

Excellent call @dirty hands . I suspect the other one is its female partner as they have been appearing together at that feeder for a few days.

 

[Meadowlark]

My AI camera is confused and alternates between Iding this bird as the Carolina Chickadee vs the Black Capped Chickadee. My bird book says it is very difficult to tell them apart...

 

[dirty hands]

I wondered if it could be the female but I hadn't looked it up yet.

 

[Sheal]

I've taken a look and can't identify the Chickadee but this might help...

Tricky Bird ID: Black-capped Chickadee and Carolina Chickadee - Project FeederWatch

See more Tricky Bird IDsThe Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) and the Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) can be confusing species for eastern bird watchers to identify. The ranges of these species do not overlap much, and birds are quite rare any distance outside of their...

feederwatch.org

 

[Meadowlark]

I think based on the above, it is a black capped chickadee. Thanks @Sheal

 

[Meadowlark]

My rain splattered AI camera is now saying that the partner of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak that I have been seeing is not the female of the species rather a northern waterthrush. By the looks of things, they aren't really partners either when it comes to sharing food...

 

[Meadowlark]

More AI confusion...I'm feeling less and less confident in this AI Bird Id tool.

Today it seemed to alternate naming this bird Northern Waterthrush vs Northern Flicker.

A little research quickly eliminated the Northern flicker which is a woodpecker with some distinct markings not shown on this subject bird.

More research turned up the Louisiana Waterthrush a close version of the Northern Waterthrush but far more common in my area especially since we have numerous fairly large ponds which they love to use for shore lunch.

I am calling it the Louisiana Waterthrush and having a growing diminished view of AI bird recognition. However, the tool did help point research in a good direction.

 

[dirty hands]

I watched 2 Cardinals male and female in tge feeder. The male was feeding tge female.
Its hard getting a good picture sometimes.

 

[dirty hands]

The bluebird was checking it out but the sparrows beat him to it.
I wonder if I wait longer to put them up maybe I would get bluebirds in them.

 

[Meadowlark]

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I wonder if I wait longer to put them up maybe I would get bluebirds in them.

Do you normally store your feeders in summer?