Please help me identify this orange headed bird

by Joanne
(Red Deer, Alberta)

I have beautiful bird visiting my feeder lately. It has the colouring and belly striations of a female blackburnian warbler (the head is a creamsicle orange colour) but the beak resembles that of a grosbeak or a finch. It is not a crossbill. It is a little larger than a finch. Any ideas?

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The only other bird that I can think of that matches those colourings and beak, is an immature oriole; Baltimore or Bullock. Would love a picture if you can get one.
Susan

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Please help me identify this orange headed bird

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May 21, 2011
 orange bird
by: Joanne

Hi, Sue...

The orange bird has been back at the feeder several times since I blogged... I looked at him carefully and did some research. What I may have is a purple finch with a rare varient of orange colouring. He doesn't visit the oriole feeder, but instead the niger/ mixed seed feeder- and he does resemble a purple finch, except for his unique colouring. Does this sound like a possibility? I'll try to get my husband to take some pictures the next time he's at the feeder... thanks for the help

Jo
May 20, 2011
 Orange Headed bird
by: Mary

We have a couple of orange small Oriole. They are orange on the body also.
Love the humming bird feeder and jelly. Does your bird go to the humming bird feeder?

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Yes, it does!
Susan

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