Posted: 1/5/2014 1:39:06 PM EDT
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No the greatest pic, but the best I could do. This guy comes to the seed I put out. Slightly smaller than a robin.
I've searched google images a bit , but struck out. TIA! 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Washington
Go down the list to Icterids |
 The Orchard Oriole is a common breeder in open woods and edge habitats south of the boreal forest zone, across the United States from the Great Plains to the Atlantic Seabord and southward to the central plateau of Mexico. It winters from Mexico to northwestern South America and is a casual to accidental vagrant in the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia has a single record (Saltspring Island in May) and Idaho has none. Two of the three records so far accepted for Washington are from the Westside in fall and early winter; the other is from the Eastside in June. Oregon’s seven accepted records occurred on both sides of the Cascades and in all seasons except summer.
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wtfboom-I think you nailed it. This guy is skittish. My poor pic was the closest I could get with the camera zoomed in max. The orange sides cover the same area as your sample, not extending to the tail feathers like on the orchard oriole and the white speckling is the same when veiwing him with binocs.
I'm no birder by any means, but will add him to my life list. First one I've ever seen. Thanks! |
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wtfboom-I think you nailed it. This guy is skittish. My poor pic was the closest I could get with the camera zoomed in max. The orange sides cover the same area as your sample, not extending to the tail feathers like on the orchard oriole and the white speckling is the same when veiwing him with binocs. I'm no birder by any means, but will add him to my life list. First one I've ever seen. Thanks! I used to see them where I grew up in western Oregon. Consider birding books. You will eventually need more than one, but in the meantime use this instead of google. What species come to your feeder? |
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'I think' is about the best I can do with some of those little brown birds! I probably spent 2 days researching a sighting that ended up with narrowing down to 3 species.
About 10 years ago a pair of Blue Jays showed up west of the Rockies here in Whitefish, Mt.! First I've ever seen. They're spreading to nearby areas and may eventually end up in your neck of the woods. |
I doesn't help that I'm "color challenged" somewhat. 
My wife has a generic name for most of them-snow birds. Actually, she enjoys them as much or more than I. We had a cold snap with a little snow on the ground for several days last month and I bought a 20# bag of seed. I'm almost through the second 20# bag now. No feeder as such. I put some seed on the bare ground for the ones that like to scratch and some on the OSB board set on top of a burn barrel (in the pic of the OP) for the ones who like a higher perch. |
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It's an Oregon Junco. ETA: Strike that, it's a Rufous-sided Towhee http://<a href=http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9981/zzod.jpg</a>" /> Winner winner, chicken dinner. 
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