MYSTERY BIRD - The Sequel

[Shortsighted]

Mystery Bird - A


Mystery Bird - B


Mystery Bird - C

[Shortsighted]

Three more (easy) Mystery Bird Portrait:

Bird D


Bird E


Bird F

[JW Mills]

King Eider for C?
White-breasted Nuthatch for E?
Common Goldeneye for F?

[Shortsighted]

C is not a King Eider.
Your other two evaluations are correct.
White-breasted Nuthatch (E) and Common Goldeneye (F)
See whole photo in photo section.

[Canoncan]

A has a Pine Siskin feel to it

[Canoncan]

is C a Long-tailed Duck

[Canoncan]

B looks very woodpecker ish, possibly a YB Sapsucker?

[Shortsighted]

Your quite right in that A has a Pine Siskin feel to it with respect to that streaked breast
but in this case it is NOT a Pine Siskin. It's considered part of the warbler family. The breast
streaking is fine. I've added an eye shot if it will help.


B is in the woodpecker family but it is not a YB Sapsucker. Look carefully at the base
of the beak. What hint of colour do you see?

C is certainly a duck ...  a female duck but not a Long Tailed duck.

Thank you for your guesses.

[JW Mills]

Red-bellied Woodpecker for B?
White-winged Scoter for C?

[thouc]

A comes down to a Waterthrush, probably Northern since it's more common.

[Shortsighted]

Correct on all three counts
A - Northern Waterthrush
B - Red-bellied Woodpecker
C - White-winged Scoter

I'll post full images in the photo section.

[JW Mills]

Which leaves us with D, Gray Catbird?

[Shortsighted]

Yes indeed, it is a Gray Catbird, as if there was any other kind of Catbird.
Even a dirty Catbird might still present as being gray.
Photo of bird in the photo section of this BB.

Thanks for playing.

[JW Mills]

Yes indeed, it is a Gray Catbird, as if there was any other kind of Catbird.

There is a Black Catbird found in Mexico.