Consensus is it's just an escape. Thanks for many helpful replies. Bob Carswell
--- On Mon, 4/20/09, Patrick Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: From: Patrick Walsh <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] Unidentified partial albino yellow finch, banded,in Toronto To: [email protected] Received: Monday, April 20, 2009, 5:44 AM Neat, If you get an identification will you please post it? Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carswell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 1:03 PM Subject: [Ontbirds] Unidentified partial albino yellow finch, banded,in Toronto > At a feeder in my back yard, as I type this, is a predominantly greenish yellow finch, size and shape of a House Finch, with a band on the left leg. Substantially bigger than nearby Siskins. > The breast and rump of the bird are uniform greenish yellow, quite bright. The back is brown, heavily streaked with darker brown, but with some yellow feathers. The head has a yellowish wash, but there is no eye-stripe as such. > The big finchy bill is pale, even pinkish, as are the legs. > Peculiarity: the slightly notched tail is pure white, except for the outer tips, which are black. Presumably a partial albino. > The band is red, and bears a number. I think it's 74. > I tried to photgraph the thing, but my skills are limited. > I suppose it's a yellow form House Finch, but there are differences from the portrait in Sibley (p. 529). > I'm at 83 Balmoral, between Yonge and St. Claire, and you're welcome to have a look. Just walk around to the back. > Bob > > > __________________________________________________________________ > The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ > > > > __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
