Re: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

2017-05-06 Thread AB Clark
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

2017-05-06 Thread khmo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

2017-05-05 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
May 5, 2017 4:53 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch Upon reading the literature, it appears that captive house finches can have yellow coloration because of the lack of carotenoids in their diet. Would the most likely explanation for this particular b

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

2017-05-05 Thread Linda Orkin
9 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > k...@cornell.edu > 607-254-2452 > > > From: bounce-121504884-3493...@list.cornell.edu > on behalf of W. Larry Hymes > > Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 4:53 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Further info

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

2017-05-05 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
mes Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 4:53 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch Upon reading the literature, it appears that captive house finches can have yellow coloration because of the lack of carotenoids in their diet. Would the most likely explanation for this

[cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

2017-05-05 Thread W. Larry Hymes
Upon reading the literature, it appears that captive house finches can have yellow coloration because of the lack of carotenoids in their diet. Would the most likely explanation for this particular bird be that it escaped from captivity? Larry -- W. Larry Hy