Subject: [Tweeters] Immature goldfinch?
Date: Sep 6 10:24:10 2005
From: Marc Hoffman - tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com


Thanks for responding, Judy. No one else has responded, so I'm still
wondering what this bird is:
http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/birds/PICT9099_cropped.jpg

Marc

At 06:00 PM 9/5/2005, judyrowetaylor at comcast.net wrote:
>Hi Marc,
>
>Has anyone gotten back with your regarding your wonderful photo? My very
>first impression was Lawrence's Goldfinch, but this is too far out of
>their breeding range I suspect, and your bird is browner. It has been 5
>years since I last saw a Lawrence's (Arizona). Hopefully someone has
>observed nesting American Goldfinches and knows the juvenile plumages.
>
>Cheers!
>Judy
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>From: Marc Hoffman <tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: [Tweeters] Immature goldfinch?
>Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 04:31:07 +0000
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>Saw this pretty boy eating thistle seeds on Spencer Island (Snohomish
>Estuary). I suspect he's an immature goldfinch, but can someone please
>confirm this? Photo is posted at
>
>Thanks!
>
>Marc Hoffman
>Kirkland, WA
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