A great quiz bird. I agree with the ID, not an easy one, especially if the
white outer tail feathers are not visible.
Actually, I wondered whether juvenile Oregon Juncos even have white outer
tail feathers.
But, as Hal says, indeed they do.

https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxonCode=orejun&q=Dark-eyed%20Junco%20(Oregon)%20-%20Junco%20hyemalis%20%5Boreganus%20Group%5D&age=j

Ironically, it appears to be perched next to a nest box, and of course,
Juncos nest on the ground, not in boxes!

Bob OBrien Portland


On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 10:08 AM HAL MICHAEL <ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:


> 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:

>

> Hello Tweeters,

>

> 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.

>

>

>

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

>

>

>

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

>

>

>

> Thanks, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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