I saw an apparent female Western Tanager on the Canon City Riverwalk this morning but it didn't look quite right so I got several photos. These photos show that this bird has only 1 wing bar instead of two. And it's beak appears larger than what is typically seen on Western Tanagers plus the coloration is not as specified on *Birds of North America *online (or Sibley's or most photos on internet I looked at). There are records of hybridization of tanagers and I wonder if this bird might be a hybrid. The photos can be seen on my BirdsAndNature<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/>blog. I welcome any feedback.
Re: hybird phoebes, the second hybrid juvenile came across the river to only 30 feet away from me this morning but hung out under overhanging branches so could not get a photo or even a good look. I subsequently found the first hybrid juvenile (likely developmentally older) just over a quarter mile downstream and apparently on it's own. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@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.
