[nysbirds-l] Presumed Cassiar Junco at Monkey Run

2012-01-21 Thread Christopher Wood
Jessie and I were very surprised to look out at the feeder today at Monkey Run in Tompkins County and see what appears to be a first-winter male Cassiar Junco (Junco hyemalis cismontanus). While the taxonomy of Cassiar Junco is complex (to say the least) and further complicated by our very poor

[nysbirds-l] Presumed Cassiar Junco at Monkey Run

2012-01-21 Thread Christopher Wood
Jessie and I were very surprised to look out at the feeder today at Monkey Run in Tompkins County and see what appears to be a first-winter male Cassiar Junco (Junco hyemalis cismontanus). While the taxonomy of Cassiar Junco is complex (to say the least) and further complicated by our very poor