Sounds like a "Gray-headed" form of Dark-eyed Junco. On Monday, February 27, 2023 at 5:14:40 PM UTC-7 Gary Brower wrote:
> Friends, > > I was birding this afternoon on the Big Dry Creek Trail (in Centennial, CO > —Arapahoe County). And I’m stumped. > > Into a tree flew two birds. One *clearly* a House Finch (red head and > all). The other was similarly-sized, but with no red. What it *did* have, > however, was a V-shaped set of feathers on its (back) — i.e., from the > upper parts of each folded wing, with the “tip” of the “v” just above there > rump. Again, house finch sized; finch bill. If not for the white pattern, I > would have just called it a female house finch. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks! > > Gary Brower > Unincorporated Arapahoe County > > > -- -- 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 * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/c8a8a17d-5e61-4bc6-9eb6-be8c1c4b4fa9n%40googlegroups.com.
