Ok this little olive green bird has been showing up at our feeders for the past week. It is not a Gold finch as you can see the comparison. But it is about the same size as a Gold finch. The olive green color is what is throwing me. I checked my bird book but no real close matches. HELP!
https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/153/_/orange-crowned_warbler.aspx Well,, the pics do not match but the description does !
Looks like a goldfinch. Often seen at our feeders, the male is bright yellow while the female is a duller yellow. They love the thistle feeder. Jerry
Thanks everyone for your IDs. I did some online research and I believe it is a Yellow Warbler. Because it was so olive green that threw me as the bird book I have doesn't show the coloration in correct colors. It's an immature bird. It's the eye ring that helped ID it.
Tooty, thank you for posting this photo. Searching our bird books and internet sites has kept my husband busy for several hours. He is an engineer, and doesn't like to give up! You must have amazing feeders to attract such unusual birds.
Marlingardner this cute little warbler has been coming to my sunflower feeder. I only feed just the sunflower seed hearts as I hate the mess the shells leave behind. It may be that a lot of this little warblers natural food isn't available yet. I also hate to give up on a search. It's kind of like treasure hunting.
So Warbler it is? I had guessed a young Goldfinch. Love birds, almost all. If I must choose, the pedestrian Robin.
