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Monday Morning Mystery 123112
I photographed this small bird near my feeder earlier this month — the last Monday Morning Mystery of 2012.
Can you ID it?
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I am thinking Pine Siskin. And my New Years Resolution is to better identify birds! ?
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Looks like a Pine Siskin.
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Is this an immature red-winged blackbird?
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Peggy
I am thinking Pine Siskin. And my New Years Resolution is to better identify birds! ?
Patrick Carney
Looks like a Pine Siskin.
Barbara
Is this an immature red-winged blackbird?