All, To piggy-back on Ira's post, there are at least 4 different Purple Finches that have been seen in Larimer County today. One male at a feeder in Loveland, a female type at a residence near Horsetooth Mountain Park, another female type at a residence in west Fort Collins as well as a female type near Southridge Golf course in SE Fort Collins. Myself and several others got eyes on the one in west Fort Collins. It would appear that any Purple Finches in the area are on the move as these were all new observations today. Birders should keep their eyes open for this species on the front range this weekend. I have pasted the link to my Ebird checklist with one photo of the west Fort Collins bird.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S82892191 Bird is the word! Josh Bruening Fort Collins On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 9:35:50 AM UTC-7 Ira Sanders 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/06adfe57-2704-4c92-bd2a-3f3f4f9bc85dn%40googlegroups.com.
