Need Help, to identify birds

[sabmgb]

Took this picture couple weeks ago. I have no idea what kind of birds these are. They are about twice the size of a cowbird, the head of the I assume male was as golden as a loonie. Another person parked beside us asked us if we know what they were.

[Chuck Enwinde]

Don't think I've come across that one before. Yellow headed blackbird maybe?

[sabmgb]

We looked at the yellow headed black bird too, but it was really gold and just the head like a cow bird head.

[Newburg007]

There has to be a web site that you can submit this photo -- those bird people are crazy for photos!

[metalbuckle]

Brown headed cowbird or Yellow headed blackbird.
But both these birds are about the same size 6 to 8 inches

I checked the crow family, and did not find a yellow / golden headed variety native to Canada.

Hmmm.. got me stumped if not a cowbird or blackbird.

[fishmagnet]

Interesting..maybe Chevy knows

[Chevy]

My guess would be immature yellow headed blackbirds. The light strip from the beak to the eye with the light head and dark body leads me to my guess.

[Chevy]

Upon further investigation I’m not 100% sold on my guess. I’m going to send the pic to a buddy that might have an better idea.

[Knuguy]

any good in soup??

[Chevy]

Well with a couple of opinions from some better birders then I, their opinion is juvenile Grackles.

[FatRap]

[sabmgb]

never seen a grackle that looked like that, but the size is right. the one definitely had gold and the other an off white head.

Guess it will go down as a new one for me.

[metalbuckle]

I agree, could very likely be a grackle juvi..

Most likely a colour variation. I have seen some messed up colour patterns in some of these common birds.

An albino grackle, that was all a light grey-white / light brown.

Also I have a house sparrow in my backyard right now with white banded wings.

I think they are genetic variations - that simply don't match our bird books.