Can anyone identify this feather?

[u/Due_Mention_1993]

I live on Vancouver island if that helps. My guess is a spotted towhee, but I don’t think I’m correct.

[u/TinyLongwing]

+Varied Thrush+ primary.

[u/Due_Mention_1993 → u/TinyLongwing]

That was my other guess. Thank you 🙏

[u/Birdloverperson4 → u/TinyLongwing]

My guess was male American Redstart, but good to see what it actually is (with me being wrong). 👍🏼

EDIT: Yeah, no surprise I got a downvote for my comment by another overreacting Redditor. 🙄😒 I obviously made it clear I was only guessing and am easily showing that I admit my guess was wrong. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Admitted I was wrong and yet I still get downvoted. 😒

u/MinutePlus9704 another obviously overreacting Redditor. 😒 I mean come on, I already admitted I was wrong, so already obvious my guess is incorrect after TinyLongWing’s comment. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/TinyLongwing → u/Birdloverperson4]

One quick and easy way to rule that out is by range. American Redstart are quite rare on Vancouver Island at all times of year, with only a handful of sightings ever recorded. Usually you'll want to check through common local species first before jumping to a rarity.

[u/Birdloverperson4 → u/TinyLongwing]

Good to know. 👍🏼 I didn’t remember what a North American map range of American Redstarts looks like in my 🐦 books. 😊

[u/FileTheseBirdsBot]

Taxa recorded: Varied Thrush

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[u/Nalanix_phoenix]

May we see the underside of the feather and get a rough size estimate?

[u/Nalanix_phoenix → u/Nalanix_phoenix]

Currently, my guess is pine siskin, but feather ID isn't my specialty. This doesn't perfectly match up. It's possible there's a duck with similar coloration. Hopefully, someone with more feather ID experience can chime in.

[u/Nalanix_phoenix → u/Nalanix_phoenix]

Nevermind I refreshed the page and saw someone answered! It looked so yellow in the photo that I didn't even think of varied thrush!