Who says there aren't any pheasants around?

[hornhntr]

Looks like one shotgun blast would get rid of all those starlings.

 

[iabwhntr]

Seriously? Not one guess for.....QUAIL?????

 

[Hardwood11]

A red winged black bird. Doesn't get much easier to see it from the picture. 100% not a bird of prey, dead give away is the non curvature of the beak as well as the small size. I'm no birder however I am able to see things right in front of my face.

You think it is a flock of red wing blackbirds?

 

[Booner]

Black circled bird is the female. As you can tell from the picture, I'm fairly confident that is most definitely the female with the dead give away of the speckling on her breast as shown in the picture. As well as the small, pointy beak.

Red circled bird is the male. As you can tell by the mostly solid and much darker body along with his beak being much more darker as well. Only reason your having a difficult time fathoming the "red wing" part is simply because EVERY bird is in flight or having their wings positioned to the sky so your not simply able to see the wing coloring.

 

[Hardwood11]

Black circled bird is the female. As you can tell from the picture, I'm fairly confident that is most definitely the female with the dead give away of the speckling on her breast as shown in the picture. As well as the small, pointy beak.

Red circled bird is the male. As you can tell by the mostly solid and much darker body along with his beak being much more darker as well. Only reason your having a difficult time fathoming the "red wing" part is simply because EVERY bird is in flight or having their wings positioned to the sky so your not simply able to see the wing coloring.

My bird guide book must be wrong then, it says red wing black birds migrate to Mexico in November. I've never seen one in the midwest later than early December??

It's no big deal really....

 

[NWBuck]

I'll blame my crappy 40 something eyes, but I don't see it either. Mainly because some of them sure look about the same size as the pheasants. Maybe it's just the pic angle and lighting...

NWBuck

 

[Central Iowa]

Looking at this spring migration map it looks very possible as there have been reported sightings on the Mo and MS river flyways. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/spring2014.html?layers=rwblackbird

 

[flugge]

The big flock looks like Starlings to me...

 

[ShedderKG]

The big flock looks like Starlings to me...

I believe this is your winner...they sure aren't hawks that is for certain. With their wings spread out, they sure look like they could be a size of a hen pheasant but look at the actual body size. Starlings has my vote also

 

[Liv4Rut]

I would say they look like starlings the most to me. Definitely do not look like red wings blackbirds to me.

 

[bradley]

I know there not hawks I didn't think I needed to specify just thought it was a neat pic LoL!!!

 

[Hardwood11]

Birds

I know there not hawks I didn't think I needed to specify just thought it was a neat pic LoL!!!

Brad--Could you swab the area for bird DNA?

CSI style? ha ha