Teresa Michelsen sent in a great bird report and asked for "enlightening
comments."

>Also got my first good looks at Pink-sided Juncos.

Teresa, I imagine what you saw were female or immature "Oregon" Dark-sided
Juncos, which are much paler than the "Oregon" shown in the NGS guide. The
"Pink-sided" subspecies is over in the Rockies and would be very rare in
Oregon.

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