Subject: [Tweeters] Photos MCKAY'S BUNTINGS for comparision (Iona Jetty, BC)
Date: Mar 5 21:22:38 2008
From: Khanh Tran - fsprucegrouse at yahoo.com


Hi Tweets!

Here are a series of great photos of the male McKay's and probable female McKays' near Iona Jetty in December of 2004. Some think the female is a hybrid.

Ron has re-posted some photos so I suggest you re-study them. Hmmmm...

Don't know if these series of photos will shed any light on the Cameron Lake Rd bird. Kudos to Ron McCluskey for pursuing the challenge of re-locating and photographing the probable bird!!

Don't know if it is the same bird the WOS group located.

http://www.birdinfo.com/A_Images_M/McKaysBunting_image.html


Here is a closer look of the female Snow x McKay's hybrid.

http://www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/snowbunting.jpg

Good birding,

Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)


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