Looks like a gold finch but has a long pointy beak instead of a wide blunt beak. My gold finches feed from the thistle feeder exclusively. As near as I can figure this bird must be a immature Baltimore oriole or a yellow-throated vireo. I'm leaning vireo be cause I could have sworn it had a little mask. Are either of these birds more likely to enjoy suet than the other?

p.s. right now I have a male and female cardinal on my office window seed bell.

Looks like a gold finch but has a long pointy beak instead of a wide blunt beak. My gold finches feed from the thistle feeder exclusively. As near as I can figure this bird must be a immature Baltimore oriole or a yellow-throated vireo. I'm leaning vireo be cause I could have sworn it had a little mask. Are either of these birds more likely to enjoy suet than the other?

p.s. right now I have a male and female cardinal on my office window seed bell.

Actually it looks more like an orchid oriole than a Baltimore oriole.

I think you're lying. Post a pic :smile:

I think you're lying. Post a pic :smile:

I have no picture. I've seen it twice within the past month or so.

Towhee ..:shrug:

If you meant the cardinals, they just flew away because some ####### slammed their car door :mad:

I have no picture. I've seen it twice within the past month or so.

:cds:

use your cell phone next time, Like w/ the little slug things you saw!!! :yay:

Was out there again last night. I am going with orchid oriole because it appears to have a white circle around its eye.

Saw this skulking around the yard this morning.

Saw this skulking around the yard this morning.

Look at those chubby cheeks!! :roflmao:

Look at those chubby cheeks!! :roflmao:

That's GIS, but that is what he looked like; first one I've seen since I've been paying attention to these things. He grabbed a piece of corn and high-tailed it out of there. Fortunately I saw him from an upstairs window and hauled ass downstairs to get a good look through the binocs before he left.

Saw this skulking around the yard this morning.

Had one of these at my feeder last week.

Looks like a gold finch but has a long pointy beak instead of a wide blunt beak. My gold finches feed from the thistle feeder exclusively. As near as I can figure this bird must be a immature Baltimore oriole or a yellow-throated vireo. I'm leaning vireo be cause I could have sworn it had a little mask. Are either of these birds more likely to enjoy suet than the other?

p.s. right now I have a male and female cardinal on my office window seed bell.
A common yellowthroat (warbler) maybe? But they're kinda small.


Common Yellowthroat (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sdakotabirds.com/species_photos/photos/common_yellowthroat_17.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sdakotabirds.com/species_photos/common_yellowthroat.htm&usg=__f_OoiKj4csW7h4C6uVl8p3F-sJ4=&h=523&w=750&sz=135&hl=en&start=4&sig2=pXZoqcYaX2C9VLNVLT8atw&um=1&tbnid=onAiuQYWmhEdzM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcommon%2Byellowthroats%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1&ei=-9XjSabwHtOfmAfbyZ2ECQ)

Saw this skulking around the yard this morning.

Eastern Towhee..........:yahoo: