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letterperfect t1_j79epq0 wrote

Hmm, maybe Pine Grosbeak?

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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.

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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

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accepteverything t1_j792nhw wrote

Purple finch?

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maddkid53 t1_j79li3q wrote

Pine Grosbeak. Top is female or immature male, bottom is adult male.

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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.

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Ricky_in_Halifax t1_j7aea11 wrote

I believe pine grosbeak is correct. We had them here too in Central Vermont.

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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.

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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!

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Electrical_Ad_6208 t1_j79grs2 wrote

SPF-156 government surveillance drones. r/birdsarentreal

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PorkchopFunny t1_j79h0uv wrote

We always just called them finches. No idea if that is correct though.

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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.

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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.

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bluecardi91 t1_j799vh2 wrote

Maybe a goldfinch and a house finch?

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_groovyuv t1_j79qscb wrote

Finch and house finch

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technicallyperfect t1_j7av8n4 wrote

Those are Tweedles. From a small island off the coast of South Carolina. Discovered in 1916 by Marianne Tweedle.

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peterhanraddy t1_j79d7lp wrote

Top one is a Brown Eyed Warbler and the bottom a Red Breasted Thrush

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