Warbler ID help needed

Bob,

theses are a tad small images :>))

I have no idea from one bird to another. I know and Egret and a GBH, oh and yeah an osprey :>)))))

Can ya post a bit bigger.

 

Bob,

The top one sure looks to me like a male goldfinch from an odd angle, especially since you said there were others there. The beak, body, and wing colors all look right. We have seen many flying around here also.

The bottom one might be a female goldfinch, but I can't be sure since there is not a lot to work with in that view. Sibley (page 535 in mine) shows how the females transition from brown to some yellow this time of year, and this one might be in between.

One of the members, Janet Zinn, is very good at bird ID's. If she does not add a reply, you might use the PM button to ask her directly.

The other Ohio Bob

 

Bob, the first one is definitely an American Goldfinch. Look at the bill--its pink, and large, not at all a warbler bill. You can even see a bit of the white wingbar. No doubts there.

The second one is odd...it could be a Pine Siskin, but it seems too yellow, and seems to have a black cap like a Goldfinch. But, as you note, a Goldfinch wouldn't have stripes. So I'm not really sure. Its odd! There are a couple of warbler possibilities that have a black cap and flank stripes---such as Townsend's, but that doesn't seem likely. Do you have any other shots of that bird at all?

 

Okay, I've got seperate confirmation on the second one from the president of our bird club...its a Cape May Warbler, which was my first thought. Its a really hard angle but the yellow belly and strong flank streaking, coupled with the black cap, make the match.

thanks for the "quiz"!