I hiked just a bit of the Walker Ranch Loop Trail this morning before the rain started and had what I'm reasonably sure is a female Eastern race Purple Finch. The bold white eyestripe and not so bold white malar stripe/patch stood out to me immediately because I have these as feeder birds in the winter back home in Louisiana. Neither Cassin's nor House Finch should have that much white on the face. The undertail coverts also appeared white without any significant signs of streaking; Cassin's should have streaking there apparently. I've posted pics of the bird as well as pics of one of a pair of Rock Wrens near the beginning of the trail to my Picasa Web Album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/kisforkryptonite/WalkerRanchLoop?feat=directlink Please note the pics are BAAAAAD! But they should be good enough for documentation. I couldn't get a signal, so no GPS reading for anyone, but if anyone would like to know the exact location, just email me off list. Good birding, John Dillon vacationing from Louisiana -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
