Subject: Re: Mystery escapee
Date: Aug 1 18:19:51 1995
From: Scott Richardson - richasar at dfw.wa.gov
On Tue, 1 Aug 1995, Michelsen, Teresa wrote:
> This is one of those "you'll never believe this, but..." stories:
> It was a small (goldfinch-sized?) tan/grey bird, with a BRIGHT PINK
> finch-like bill, large orange cheek patches, a black and white barred tail,
> and brown stripes along its sides, below the wings. I'm sure there must
I agree with Serge and guess it could have been a Common Waxbill
(Estrilda astrild). It's in the bargain guide Hawaii's Birds as one of
myriad introduced species.
Scott Richardson
Olympia