I agree that it looks like a House Finch....

Ed


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yellow/Orange variant of the House Finch.
> Please note that the top of the head is actually brown. Eliminates both
> Purple and Cassin's ..
> I think I recall someone posting that the color variants are due to
> mineral/vitamin deficiencies, rather than genetics?
>
> I have seen these variants fairly regularly in House Finches ... Yellow
> to Orange ...
>
> And that IS a good question. Has anyone seen yellow variants of Purple or
> Cassin's Finches?
>
> Guy McWethy
> Renton, WA
> mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
> *From:* Steve Loitz <steveloitz at gmail.com>
> *To:* D. Gluckman <cgluckman at aol.com>
> *Cc:* tweeters at u.washington.edu
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:31 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] ID this Bird?
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> Looks like a finch. My first guess would be a House Finch (yellow
> variant). Are there yellow variant Cassin's Finches?
> Steve Loitz
> Seattle, WA
> steveloitz at gmail.com
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> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:14 AM, D. Gluckman <cgluckman at aol.com> wrote:
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> At the below flickr site (1at bird) is a poor image of a small,
> sparrow-like (and sized) bird I took last week at the Conboy Lakes NWR near
> Mt. Adams that I have not been able to ID. This is not a surprise since I
> tend to be sparrow-like deficient. Thanks for any help.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/37079820 at N07/
>
> David Gluckman
> Pt. Townsend, WA
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