Interesting discussion. I recently saw a male Cassin's Finch among a flock
of Gray-crowned Rosy Finches in the alpine zone on the E flank of Mt.
Daniel. That was the first time I ID's a Cassin's above the subalpine
terrain. We frequently see and hear Cassin's Finches during our travels (on
ski and on foot) in montane forests on the E slope of the Cascades.

Steve Loitz
Seattle

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Christine Southwick <
clsouth at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> Wonder if they migrated from the same areas, and/or if their food has
> changed in some way due to global warming?
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
>
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2016, Bob Sundstrom wrote:
>
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:24:05 -0700
>> From: Bob Sundstrom <ixoreus at scattercreek.com>
>> To: 'Marv Breece' <marvbreece at q.com>, tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu
>> >
>> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Purple and Cassin's Finches
>>
>>
>> I have seen two male Purple Finches in the last year similar to that
>> pictured in the first photo, both a yellow orange to golden orange. One
>> was in
>> Leavenworth last week, and the other near Tenino at my seed feeders.
>> These were the first of these variants I had seen, and have looked at Purple
>> Finches at my feeders almost every day here for 15 years.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Sundstrom
>>
>>
>>
>> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:
>> tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Marv Breece
>> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 4:32 PM
>> To: Tweeters
>> Subject: [Tweeters] Purple and Cassin's Finches
>>
>>
>>
>> While birding Mission Creek Road outside of Cashmere in Chelan county on
>> 06.06.16, I came across a flock of finches at the edge of the road taking
>> grit
>> and/or minerals. At first, I had difficulty separating some of these
>> Purple Finches and Cassin's Finches. This could have been due to possible
>> hybridization or simply lack of expertise on the part of the observer.
>> No House Finches did I see.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the past I have seen my share of yellow House Finches, but never a
>> yellow Purple Finch. Until that day. Here is a link to an image:
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/marvbreece/image/163447870
>>
>>
>>
>> Other color variants as well as the more typical Purple and Cassin's
>> Finches may be viewed at:
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/marvbreece/cassins_and_purple_finches
>>
>>
>>
>> All images in this gallery were taken at the same place and time.
>>
>>
>>
>> Marv Breece
>> Tukwila, WA
>> marvbreece at q.com
>>
>> PARKS ARE FOR EVERYONE
>>
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