Josh, Thanks for the post and picture. The bird shown looks the same as the birds at my feeder. Ira
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 3:38 PM Josh Bruening <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/06adfe57-2704-4c92-bd2a-3f3f4f9bc85dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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/CABF3siFmv%2Bq1r0tbo3yOL_vozZpdFX%3DW6Ent5VPSTf%2Bo82xc-g%40mail.gmail.com.
