Chris, Separating Cassin’s Finch females from Purple Finch female can be very tricky. I think the streaked throat and rump, pale eye ring and crisply streaked breast support an ID of Cassin’s Finch. Did you hear it call? Call notes differ.
Nick Komar Fort Collins. > On Oct 26, 2020, at 5:08 PM, 'Chris Petrizzo' via Colorado Birds > <[email protected]> wrote: > > A while back when I was getting serious about birding, I posted to this list > that I'd found a flock of Purple Finches in Lyons; a few of you then > introduced me to Cassin's Finches. :-) :-) > > I promptly sent out a correction. > > But now I have redemption, and today found what certainly seems to be an > actual Purple Finch! And the behavior is just like some of you told me it > would be - a single bird at someone's feeder. > > Location and photos can be found on the eBird list: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S75437331 > > Happy birding, > - Chris Petrizzo, Broomfield > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c986d8da-a5cf-4514-98d7-30c98c39a26en%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3A12E562-1490-43AF-8FC4-940DE649FEC5%40comcast.net.
