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Baby bird identifcations (US Region):
BABY BIRDS WITH YELLOW ON THE SIDE OF THEIR BEAK:
HOUSE SPARROWS: No fuzz. Without feathers: Hatched naked, all pink with darkish stripe down back, yellow beak. With feathers: Yellow on side of beak, pink inside of mouth. Feathers are different shades of brown; light colored breast with no stripes or spots. Voice is a one-note chirp.
HOUSE FINCHES: Without feathers: Fuzz all over head, on back and wings. Yellow on side of beak, bright red inside mouth. With feathers: Plumage similar to sparrows but with streaked breast; fuzz above eyes. Little or no yellow on side of beak, red inside mouth. Male juvenile plumage lacks the red of the adult male.
ABERT'S TOWHEE: Fuzz, yellow on side of beak. Resemble sparrows but plumage is uniformly brown. A blackish mask around the eyes is visible by fledgling age. Voice is high-pitched, singular note, continuous.
Sparrows, finches & towhees have a small crop on the right side of the neck which becomes visible when full (difficult to see when the bird is fully-feathered).
STARLING: Fuzz, wide beak with bright yellow on side, yellow inside of mouth. Brownish or charcoal gray plumage, lighter at chin. Noisy; kind of a screaming cry for food.
MOCKINGBIRD: Fuzz, yellow on side of beak and inside mouth. Gray plumage with white noticeable on wings. Breast is whitish with gray spots. Two distinct notes; a one-note chirp" and a piercing cry for food. An adult lacks the spotted breast of the juvenile.
CURVE-BILLED THRASHER: Fuzz, pale yellow on side of beak and inside mouth. Grayish-brown plumage, lighter(whiter)at chin and belly. No white patches or wing bars. Cry is a soft series of notes, unlike a starling.
No fuzz. Without feathers: Hatched naked, all pink with darkish stripe down back, yellow beak. With feathers: Yellow on side of beak, pink inside of mouth. Feathers are different shades of brown; light colored breast with no stripes or spots. Voice is a one-note chirp.
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