Some friends of mine in Divide have reported their Rosy-Finches are back. They are most regularly present from 7:30am - 9:00am. And then tend to leave for the day. However, the flock of about 500 came back from 11:00am-Noon yesterday. The map below shows the location of the yard with the feeders and the birds. The best viewing is on the sub-division dirt road to the west of the yard as marked on the map. The birds are jittery and will fly if you get out of the car - so please stay in the car. The owners have given permission to view the birds from the road.
http://goo.gl/maps/RU77 - Map/Location Most of them are certainly gray-crowned rosy-finches; with both gray-cheeked and brown-cheeked races of this species. And, after looking for an hour, I did find one black rosy-finch. How one separates the individuals that are not bona-fide adult males however is a struggle for me. I have reviewed much literature and about 40% of the individuals I cannot assign to a race as there seem to be every gradation possible between gray-crowned and brown-capped species (and possibly no picture-perfect brown-capped). I took several pictures - and, while not ready for the cover of any magazine, should work for diagnostic purposes hopefully. I was taking the pictures from inside the house through a picture window with sun on it. I have labeled each picture with what I think each is and would appreciate feedback on which I may have gotten wrong. Especially if there is a brown-capped in the bunch. http://www.sendpix.com/albums/10122721/212442000000003cd9a3ae575c32fd518e6a6 933b771b2/?p=1 Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:jjo...@jonestc.com> jjo...@jonestc.com) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
