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found in Freeland Mi

Mizzely

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That one does work :)

I'm thinking it is a phantom rival situation. I wonder if you put a mirror in the yard if it would do the same behavior.

@Mockinbirdiva what do you think?
 

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It’s still outside?

Green singer?

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@finchly I have not heard. If it is a wild bird...I would tell her not to try more. If it is a canary, I would hate to have it left in the wild.
 

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That one does work :)

I'm thinking it is a phantom rival situation. I wonder if you put a mirror in the yard if it would do the same behavior.

@Mockinbirdiva what do you think?
I think this bird sees it's reflection and thinks it's another bird. If you were to open the window and this same bird came in and was relatively calm as if it were a pet bird ( canary) and not frightened of the homeowners then I would be more inclined to think it was a lost canary.


 

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I 100% agree with Andrea, @Mockinbirdiva ! It looks like a bird confronting a territory invader, aka the reflection! It is baby bird season over in MI. That little guy may have their own nest nearby.

Gorgeous little birdo :)
 

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I'm going to throw my guess out there... an immature male Goldfinch or lesser Goldfinch... if you look through these photos you might see some similarity to the one in the picture. Would help to see the back and sides to identify

 
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