Subject: yellow variant house finch
Date: Dec 31 12:54:59 2003
From: Gil Tabori - g.tabori at comcast.net


Hi, had a huge flock of birds at my feeders today that included Pine
Siskins, House Finches, Purple Finches , House Sparrows, Spotted Towhees,
Juncos, at least 6 Varied Thrushes together with Starlings and Robins,
Stellar Jays, Northern Flickers, BC and CB Chickadees, and Ruby-crowned
Kinglets. never seen anything like it. Amongst the House Finches there was a
bright yellow adult male. I have seen orange ones before but never this
bright yellow. How rare is this variant color and has anyone noticed them
around too?

Gil
Kirkland, WA
g.tabori at comcast.net