[cobirds] Little Gull - Douglas County

[man0...@gmail.com]

Hello all,

I identified a Little Gull at Platte Canyon Reservoir (Douglas County) this 
morning at 945 AM. The gull was actively flying along the southern shore 
and not associating with any other gulls in the area. This spot has not 
historically been great at attracting much more than common birds, but its 
proximity to Chatfield may have forced the gull a bit further south as it 
was looking for food. If it cannot be found here, I would expect it to move 
back north to Chatfield.

Good birding,

Scott Manwaring

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Re: [cobirds] Boulder Purple Finches

[Amy Roberts]

Thanks, everybody, for your input. Unanimous opinion on this one is
Cassins. I’m just glad I was right in saying not a house finch! I was going
to feel really silly otherwise. Lol. Thanks again!

On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 12:41 PM

>
> On Oct 27, 2020, at 11:01 AM, Amy Roberts  wrote:
>
> I’m sort of hijacking your thread (sorry about that!!), but since you’re
> talking about finches: I had this guy in my yard today, hanging with a
> flock of house finches. I’m not good enough at this yet to say what he is.
> I think not a house finch, but I’m not sure between purple and Cassins? Any
> help would be appreciated.
> Thanks!
>
> Amy Roberts
> Ft. Collins
> amyroberts...@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Alan Bell  wrote:
>
> A female and 2 male Purple Finches came by our feeders north of Boulder
> this afternoon. The female was around for a while, so I was able to study
> it. It seemed somewhat in between the e and w varieties pictured in Sibley.
> Crest; bill not as sharply conical as a Cassins; whitish underparts with
> dark broad streaking; primary projection longish but not specially long;
> weak face pattern; narrow white rim under eye, rump light brown with some
> vague mottling. While I was working on such details, two males suddenly
> appeared for about half a minute, and didn't return.
> Not a bad day--a Prairie Falcon zoomed by in the morning for a bonus.
>
> Alan Bell, Boulder
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Re: [cobirds] Purple Finch - Broomfield

[Nicholas Komar]

After review of many photos of both species using the Explore feature of eBird, 
I am on board with Purple Finch. The curved
culmen of the upper mandible, the deep chocolate brown of the plumage on the 
head and back with some white streaking on the back, as well as unmarked under 
tail coverts are all features of Purple Finch. Nice find!

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

> On Oct 27, 2020, at 12:25 PM, willc...@gmail.com  wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I think the streakyness is subjective, as I think Chris's photos show a more 
> blurry set of streaks than I would expect on Cassin's Finch. I think the bill 
> shape, being stubby and very thick, is different than I would expect on a 
> Cassin's finch. The facial pattern seems to be stronger than your average 
> Cassin's, and the ustreaked undertail coverts in this bird ties the ID 
> together fairly nicely as a Purple Finch, in my opinion.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Will Anderson
> Boulder 
> 
>> On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:50:59 AM UTC-6 Nick Komar wrote:
>> 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 
  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
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Re: [cobirds] Boulder Purple Finches

[Carl Bendorf]

Looks like a classic Cassin's where the forehead is the most vivid red/pink 
on the whole birds--combined with the very lightly streaked 
strawberry-colored breast looks perfect.  The straight culmen (top edge of 
the upper bill) compared to the curved culmen of a House Finch is also a 
plus.

Carl Bendorf
Longmont

On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11:01:21 AM UTC-6 amyrob...@gmail.com wrote:

> I’m sort of hijacking your thread (sorry about that!!), but since you’re 
> talking about finches: I had this guy in my yard today, hanging with a 
> flock of house finches. I’m not good enough at this yet to say what he is. 
> I think not a house finch, but I’m not sure between purple and Cassins? Any 
> help would be appreciated. 
> Thanks! 
>
> Amy Roberts
> Ft. Collins
> amyrob...@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Alan Bell  wrote:
>
> A female and 2 male Purple Finches came by our feeders north of Boulder 
> this afternoon. The female was around for a while, so I was able to study 
> it. It seemed somewhat in between the e and w varieties pictured in Sibley. 
> Crest; bill not as sharply conical as a Cassins; whitish underparts with 
> dark broad streaking; primary projection longish but not specially long; 
> weak face pattern; narrow white rim under eye, rump light brown with some 
> vague mottling. While I was working on such details, two males suddenly 
> appeared for about half a minute, and didn't return. 
> Not a bad day--a Prairie Falcon zoomed by in the morning for a bonus.
>
> Alan Bell, Boulder
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Re: [cobirds] Purple Finch - Broomfield

[willc...@gmail.com]

Hi All,

I think the streakyness is subjective, as I think Chris's photos show a 
more blurry set of streaks than I would expect on Cassin's Finch. I think 
the bill shape, being stubby and very thick, is different than I would 
expect on a Cassin's finch. The facial pattern seems to be stronger than 
your average Cassin's, and the ustreaked undertail coverts in this bird 
ties the ID together fairly nicely as a Purple Finch, in my opinion.

Thanks,

Will Anderson
Boulder 

On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:50:59 AM UTC-6 Nick Komar wrote:

> 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 <
> cob...@googlegroups.com> 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
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Re: [cobirds] Boulder Purple Finches

[Amy Roberts]

I’m sort of hijacking your thread (sorry about that!!), but since you’re 
talking about finches: I had this guy in my yard today, hanging with a flock of 
house finches. I’m not good enough at this yet to say what he is. I think not a 
house finch, but I’m not sure between purple and Cassins? Any help would be 
appreciated. 
Thanks! 

Amy Roberts
Ft. Collins
amyroberts...@gmail.com




> On Oct 26, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Alan Bell  wrote:
> 
> A female and 2 male Purple Finches came by our feeders north of Boulder this 
> afternoon. The female was around for a while, so I was able to study it. It 
> seemed somewhat in between the e and w varieties pictured in Sibley. Crest; 
> bill not as sharply conical as a Cassins; whitish underparts with dark broad 
> streaking; primary projection longish but not specially long; weak face 
> pattern; narrow white rim under eye, rump light brown with some vague 
> mottling. While I was working on such details, two males suddenly appeared 
> for about half a minute, and didn't return. 
>   Not a bad day--a Prairie Falcon zoomed by in the morning for a bonus.
> 
> Alan Bell, Boulder
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Re: [cobirds] Purple Finch - Broomfield

[Joe Roller]

Lack of dark streaks on undertail coverts favors PUFI, i recall. 
Joe Roller 

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> On Oct 27, 2020, at 7:50 AM, Nicholas Komar  wrote:
> 
> 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 
>>  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
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Re: [cobirds] Purple Finch - Broomfield

[Nicholas Komar]

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 
>  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
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