Anyone know name of little black bird, white (light) belly?

Raven11:11 · **on:** November 23, 2008, 04:38:36 PM

We just set up a bird feeder in the backyard & have tons of birds & a few squirrels fattening up ... today we had a flock of ... black birds (please help with name??? - they are twice as big as a finch , very common) - I estimate approx 300 land in our yard!!! Unbelievable!!!!! Also, can someone tell me the name of a small black, gorgeous smooth colored bird with white / light belly?? Not a chickadee. Cheers. and, what other species of birds have you seen that are not common? p.s - i also posted earlier about seeing 10+ Waxwing's for the 1st time. Wow!!

Bird Brain · **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2008, 05:01:56 PM

Quote from: "Raven11:11"

We just set up a bird feeder in the backyard & have tons of birds & a few squirrels fattening up ... today we had a flock of ... black birds (please help with name??? - they are twice as big as a finch , very common) - I estimate approx 300 land in our yard!!! Unbelievable!!!!! Also, can someone tell me the name of a small black, gorgeous smooth colored bird with white / light belly?? Not a chickadee. Cheers. and, what other species of birds have you seen that are not common? p.s - i also posted earlier about seeing 10+ Waxwing's for the 1st time. Wow!!

Re: small black birds with white belly ... perhaps Dark-eyed Junco? Look for their white-edged tails, especially during flight!

Anonymous · **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2008, 05:16:01 PM

Enjoy your feeder, you'll get a lot of visitors at this time of year.

The other bird you described could be a nuthatch of some type - I'll put some photos up later to help you id.

Kin Lau · **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2008, 08:47:39 PM

Your flock of 300 are probably Euro Starlings with some Brownheaded Cowbirds mixed in there.

Your other little bird is very likely a Junco.

Raven11:11 · **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2008, 07:55:36 PM

Thanks everyone, hey what is the most unique or exotic bird you have all seen this time of year?

Andreas Jonsson · **Reply #5 on:** December 05, 2008, 04:48:48 PM

This topic was originally posted in "Toronto reports" but as it is more of a RFI I moved it here.

Thanks for posting, and good birding.

macman_canada · **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2009, 10:15:20 PM

I took a picture of it... I get these guys every day almost... I have had up to about 7-8 of the at one time.

(alt+p)

I will try this picture thing and see if it works!! Would love to know what bird this is...

Thank you!

Macman_canada

Raven11:11 · **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2009, 10:19:03 PM

Junco.

macman_canada · **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2009, 10:22:02 PM

Funny though, any pics I have seen of them, shows lots of brown and black... not pure black... they are cute... Thank you!!

Macman_canada

qmnonic · **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2009, 07:49:09 AM

Female Dark Eyed-Junco's have some subtle colouring - might be why you are noticing a difference.

You can see example pictures here - Junco (All About Birds)