I looked up Zebra Finch but it doesn't have the black and white stripes on
the tail.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM Andrew Whitacre <akwhitacre...>
wrote:
> We'll see if others agree, but it appears to be a zeebra finch, in which
> case, yes, an escaped pet.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM Janine Hart-Hueber <harthueber...>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I know the picture isn't great but does anyone have an idea of what this
>> bird is?
>> My husband and I saw it this morning on Milton Street about 7:30ish, and
>> he saw it again a little later at a nearby house on Milton St,
>> It is quite small (we both initially thought it was a fledgling), has an
>> orange beak, a red line through the eye-similar to wrens,
>> and it was wren-like, and tawny colored in general. I couldn't find
>> anything to fit it on Merlin.
>>
>> I was wondering if it's maybe a lost pet (finch-like beak- and it was
>> eating grass seeds)
>> or something that got blown off track from another part of the country?
>> Any guesses??
>>
>> Janine
>> East Arlington
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Janine Hart-Hueber <jharthueber.arlgs...>
>> Date: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
>> Subject: Unknown bird
>> To: harthueber <harthueber...>
>>
>>
>> Unknown bird
>>
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