You might not want to exclude Cassin’s Finch by season yet - I saw one this morning in my yard in NW COS, and others all week. But I can almost always see their distinctive “crest”. Not many males this winter, maybe only a handful, and not in the last six weeks, but “female” types are still coming to the feeders.
Steve Brown Colorado Springs Sent from my iPad > On Mar 6, 2021, at 9:35 AM, Ira Sanders <[email protected]> wrote: > > Birders, > This morning at 9 am when I was putting out the feeders and refilling, I had > 3 female birds that at 1st struck me as Cassin's Finches but this isn't the > weather that I normally get any Cassin's. I didn't want to flush them as they > were in the seed tray and then went to the water so I stood there w/o binos > or a camera. I looked at them for several minutes and noted that they were > darker than I remembered Cassin's and bigger headed. They were heavily > streaked all the way down their sides and the streaking was much more > distinct than House Finches. The head pattern really stood out. > After they left the water they flew into the trees across the street. I'll > watch for them. > -- > Ira Sanders > Golden, CO > "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into > a waterfall of creative alternatives." > -- > -- > 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] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > --- > 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/CABF3siF34TkDXo%2B59RpKAqWHiS3aK1q-zULa-Ca8GaVCpzuFnQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate --- 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/464CC036-E908-44F6-A40B-C5E56B0667A3%40gmail.com.
