Chatters,
While hiking through a mixed forest in Central Washington (Levenworth area) yesterday, I happened upon an unusual PINE SISKIN. For all intensive purposes this bird looked like a typical male for this area. What was unusual was that the whole undertail covert area was a uniform blood red color. My question for the group, do Siskins hybridize with other Carduelis species? If not, any ideas what might have been the cause of this unique coloration?

Barry Levine
Seattle,Wa
levineb at bsd405.org