On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> Interestingly, although we get a lot of House Finches brought in, we
> haven't received a yellow-orange one for several years (since 1991, in
> fact). Have they disappeared from local populations? Anyone have any of
> these dull males at your feeder?

Dennis - I had a yellow-orange male at my feeder this winter (North
Wedgwood area). In fact, I had quite a variety of colors in my yard, from
purple to yellow-orange and all the reds in between.

Susan Collicott
camel at serv.net
Seattle, WA