Submitted by LifeIzBeautiful t3_10tvuby in vermont
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accepteverything t1_j792nhw wrote
Purple finch?
LifeIzBeautiful OP t1_j7945k6 wrote
I’m really not sure! They were fairly big birds - a little larger than a robin. They were cutely round, but it was very cold. The main color seemed to be the same gray as a pigeon. They seemed to have long tails for their shape and size. The tails seemed to be forked, with longer feathers on the outsides, making a v shape. They made cute, contented bird noises, but no distinctive calls. About half of them had rosy breasts and heads (sex differentiation maybe?). They all had white lines on their wings.
Unfortunately I couldn’t get a very clear picture or video because of distance, the contrast between the bright sun and the darker thickets and the age of my phone camera.
mysticcoffeeroaster t1_j795pcz wrote
Hard to tell - did they have a yellowish tint? Looks like some kind of finch. Gold finch? They lose their gold in the Winter.
trumpluvsdick t1_j7966yn wrote
Bohemian waxwing?
LifeIzBeautiful OP t1_j796cnf wrote
I didn’t see any yellow or gold, but the sun was very bright. They were large for finches. After online reading my wife thinks it may be a flock of Pine Grossbeak. I hope they stick around, they were lovely.
thisoneisnotasbad t1_j7983gs wrote
I saw one of these today as well, it was not the purple but the brown and I also wondered what it was. I though maybe a junko but it was too big for that. At first I thought pigeon because of the size. If nobody here answers I have sent pictures to the UVM ornithology department and they have identified birds for me.
PerennialPangolin t1_j799sya wrote
I would guess either purple finch or house finch, but try asking over at r/whatsthisbird — those folks really know their stuff!
bluecardi91 t1_j799vh2 wrote
Maybe a goldfinch and a house finch?
hamburgerbear t1_j79a92o wrote
They’re shit birds, rand
peterhanraddy t1_j79d7lp wrote
Top one is a Brown Eyed Warbler and the bottom a Red Breasted Thrush
letterperfect t1_j79epq0 wrote
Hmm, maybe Pine Grosbeak?
Electrical_Ad_6208 t1_j79grs2 wrote
SPF-156 government surveillance drones. r/birdsarentreal
PorkchopFunny t1_j79h0uv wrote
We always just called them finches. No idea if that is correct though.
maddkid53 t1_j79lgm4 wrote
Bingo, we're getting an irruption of Pine Grosbeaks this year. Not as many as 2 winters ago, but still a treat to see any at all.
maddkid53 t1_j79li3q wrote
Pine Grosbeak. Top is female or immature male, bottom is adult male.
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DrFluffyCat t1_j79nbmx wrote
Birds
theGazella t1_j79q40p wrote
Chickadee
_groovyuv t1_j79qscb wrote
Finch and house finch
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Ricky_in_Halifax t1_j7aea11 wrote
I believe pine grosbeak is correct. We had them here too in Central Vermont.
technicallyperfect t1_j7av8n4 wrote
Those are Tweedles. From a small island off the coast of South Carolina. Discovered in 1916 by Marianne Tweedle.
trumpluvsdick t1_j7aynl8 wrote
They are pine grosbeaks!
woburnite t1_j7b3fy3 wrote
yes, I just noticed a couple yesterday!
Mountain-Living-3 t1_j7c6j3d wrote
This is the correct answer.
Plenty-Jaguar2581 t1_j7ckxxv wrote
Thee we Northern Gippeep?
Ok-Address-1768 t1_j7daxgj wrote
man i f***'n love birds
BruceGoose_ t1_j7dh7tc wrote
Drones
mysticcoffeeroaster t1_j7m68zu wrote
Oh cool, A few weeks ago we had a flock of evening grosbeaks. They were striking, even in their dull Winter state. Hadn’t seen them before or since.
LifeIzBeautiful OP t1_j790t72 wrote
I don’t think I’ve ever seen them before, but came home from errands today and had a flock of at least 40 eating sumac pods on my back hill. birds