Perhaps crossbills? They can be amazingly tame. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Susan Gilmore <sgph...@mninter.net> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 11:09:41 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> Subject: [mou-net] Need help with bird ID
I had the most wonderful experience this morning in my Golden Valley back yard and now need help with identifying what I actually saw! I was walking into my backyard when out of nowhere a group of 8 birds, 4 females and 4 males, flew to my feet and started picking up snow and picking at the leaves under the snow literally inches from where I stood. They must have been doing this for at least 5 minutes before they quickly flew away. A male junco joined them for a few minutes and they were approximately the same size as the junco. They were colorful birds which I had never seen before. The male had orange on him and the females had more yellow or gold. Both males and females also had black. My mind was racing trying to figure out what they were. Were they Evening Grosbeaks but the males had orange and their bills were not a Grosbeak bill. Were they Crossbills but their bills did not look like Crossbills and again the males had orange on them & the females more gold/yellow. After looking in my bird books they have similar colors to a Blackburnian Warbler but those birds are not here in the winter. I hope someone can help me ID them. I can’t stop thinking about the experience! Susan Susan Gilmore sgph...@mninter.net 612-382-1171 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
