Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles, and Finches
Red-winged Blackbird (breeding-plumed) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2003
Red-winged Blackbird (1st winter) - Gibson Woods, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2007
Red-winged Blackbird (partial albino) - Willow Slough FWA, Indiana - June, 2006
Red-winged Blackbird (California "bicolored" form) - Butterbredt Spring, California - April, 2011
* Eastern Meadowlark - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2004
Western Meadowlark - Santa Barbara, California - April, 2011
Yellow-headed Blackbird (adult male) - California City, California - April, 2011
Yellow-headed Blackbird (adult female) - California City, California - April, 2011
Rusty Blackbird - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2004
Brewer's Blackbird - Monterey, California - 1995
Great-tailed Grackle (male) - Anzalduas County Park, McAllen, TX - July, 2007 and California City, CA - April, 2011
Great-tailed Grackle (female) - California City, California - April, 2011
Common Grackle - Hammond, Indiana - May, 2006 and Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003
Shiny Cowbird - Key West, Florida - April, 1996
Bronzed Cowbird - Anzalduas County Park, McAllen, Texas - July, 2007
Brown-headed Cowbird (male) - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003
Brown-headed Cowbird (female) - Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County, Indiana - May, 2011
* Orchard Oriole (adult male) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2003 and May, 2011
Orchard Oriole (1st spring male) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2006
Hooded Oriole - Big Morongo Canyon, California - June, 2006
Baltimore Oriole (adult male) - Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County, Indiana - May, 2011
Baltimore Oriole (adult female) - Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County, Indiana - May, 2011
Bullock's Oriole - Butterbredt Spring, California - April, 2011
Scott's Oriole - Mojave Desert, California - June, 2006
Brown-capped Rosy-finch - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003
Pine Grosbeak (male) - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003
Pine Grosbeak (female) - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003
Purple Finch (male) - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2004
Purple Finch (female and 1st year male) - Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County, Indiana - January, 2008
Cassin's Finch (male and female) - Georgetown, Colorado - April, 2006
House Finch (breeding-plumed male) - San Elijo Lagoon, California - June, 2006
House Finch (non-breeding male) - Gibson Woods, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2007
House Finch (female) - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - October, 2006
Red Crossbill - Chippewa County, Michigan - October, 2010
White-winged Crossbill - Chain O' Lakes State Park, Noble County, Indiana - January, 2009
* Common Redpoll - Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County, Indiana - November, 2007
Pine Siskin - Georgetown, Colorado - April, 2004 and Indiana Dunes State Park - October, 2007
Lesser Goldfinch - Big Morongo Canyon, California - April, 2011 and June, 2006
Lawrence's Goldfinch - Big Morongo Canyon, California - April, 2011
American Goldfinch (breeding-plumed male) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2005
American Goldfinch (winter-plumed) - Gibson Woods, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2007
American Goldfinch (molting) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002
Evening Grosbeak (male) - Whitefish Point, Chippewa County, Michigan - October, 2010
Evening Grosbeak (female) - Indiana Dunes State Park, IN - October, 2007, and White Fish Point, MI - October, 2009
House Sparrow - Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana - March, 2004
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