Please excuse if this message was double posted - my bad,  otherwise here
are my comments on the Mystery bird

Hi all,

As to the "mystery bird" in my opinion, this bird is an immature dickcissel.

Not a oriole or meadowlark because of the bill shape.

Not a house finch or cowbird as too much overall light, but somewhat
contrasting colors.  Both are dusky and do not show contrasting colors
including yellow or the lighter brown on wing feathers that have an even
lighter edge.

Also the  (compared to an assumed standard-sized feeder) is too large for a
finch and too small for a cowbird.

Too small and slender for a grosbeak

This leaves us (with the guesses given so far) with dickcissel.

The image fits the description nearly perfectly (lighting not withstanding)
of an immature bird with somewhat contrasting colors, including yellow on
breast and whitish throat, light streaking of breast, and a hint of a dark
malar stripe.

Also being found in Marion County is not unexpected as they surely nest on
occasion in the grassland/prairies found in the prairies thereof.

Good find, Ron! and thanks all for the discussion

Although "Google images" often are not reliably identified, I would suggest
checking out "Dickcissel images".  There are at least a couple of images
that highly resemble the one made of the "mysterious bird".


On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Roger Troutman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As to the "mystery bird" in my opinion, this bird is an immature
> dickcissel.
>
> Not a oriole or meadowlark because of the bill shape.
>
> Not a house finch or cowbird as too much overall light, but somewhat
> contrasting colors.  Both are dusky and do not show contrasting colors
> including yellow or the lighter brown on wing feathers that have an even
> lighter edge.
>
> Also the  (compared to an assumed standard-sized feeder) is too large for
> a finch and too small for a cowbird.
>
> Too small and slender for a grosbeak
>
> This leaves us (with the guesses given so far) with dickcissel.
>
> The image fits the description nearly perfectly (lighting not
> withstanding) of an immature bird with somewhat contrasting colors,
> including yellow on breast and whitish throat, light streaking of breast,
> and a hint of a dark malar stripe.
>
> Also being found in Marion County is not unexpected as they surely nest on
> occasion in the grassland/prairies found in the prairies thereof.
>
> Good find, Ron! and thanks all for the discussion
>
> Although "Google images" often are not reliably identified, I would
> suggest checking out "Dickcissel images".  There are at least a couple of
> images that highly resemble the one made of the "mysterious bird".
>
> Roger Troutman
> Mansfield
>
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> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Jo Ann Kubicki <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Bill is too short and stout for oriole and meadowlark.
>>
>> Can't tell size but it resembles the look and shape of house finch.
>>
>>  Jo Ann Kubicki
>> Information Specialist
>> CanalWay Center
>> 216-206-1000
>> Fax: 216-206-1008
>> clevelandmetroparks.com
>>
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Ohio birds <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Ron
>> Looker <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 10:49 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] mystery feeder bird
>>
>> For those that are interested, here is the tally of all the responses.
>>
>> juvenile Dickcissel 2
>> House Finch 5 (hybrid or yellow variant)
>> Oriole 1
>> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
>> Juvenile Eastern Meadowlark  3
>>
>> Thanks for all the feedback.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ron Looker
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 10:58 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [Ohio-birds] mystery feeder bird
>>
>> There was a mystery bird at my parents feeder in Marion over the weekend.
>> I'm not sure what it is due to the yellow on it. Thanks in advance for
>> your
>> help. Picture here:
>> http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/ronlooker/011_zpsf0607373.jpg
>>
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