It appears that the outer tail feathers are white. if so, this is a young-of-the-year and recently fledged Dark-eyed Junco.

Hal Michael

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> On June 3, 2020 at 8:50 AM byers345 at comcast.net wrote:

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> Hello Tweeters,

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> I was down at Edmonds Marsh this morning and spotted a finch-like bird with what I thought looked like a bit of blue on its lower flanks. I don't think it's a House Finch. So is it a female Purple Finch? I can't see the white bands on the bird's face. I posted 2 photos of this bird in my Flickr album from the Edmonds waterfront area. They are the first to photos.

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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421 at N07/albums/72157691309202295

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> I'd appreciate any thoughts on the bird's ID.

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> Thanks, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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