P.s. I take back what I just said about the photos not being useful. You
have to wade through a lot of different races but when you get to the ones
of white-winged junco they are very useful.
On Monday, October 11, 2021, Robert O'Brien <
baro at pdx.edu> wrote:
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Well, you have to be careful about generalizations, particularly those
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based on older literature.
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Check out this discussion from Colorado Birds Listserv. where they have
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lots of experience with lots of Junco races.
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https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/fD9jnWt1LkM?pli=1
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The photos of the original bird are not there anymore and the 'many'
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photos by Christian Nunes are not much help. But his comments are
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certainly pertinent.
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he's Paja....atHotmail.com
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It's hard to say too much without better photos. *Hopefully it will
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return and Jeannine can get better, still, photos tomorrow. *
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A very cool bird, whatever it is.
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Bob OBrien Portland.
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PS You may have to click on individual posts to expand them.
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On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 9:15 PM Wilson Cady <gorgebirds at juno.com> wrote:
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We had Washington's first White-winged Junco at our feeders in Skamania
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County in April, 2018. They are larger in size than Oregon Juncos and
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other identification features are a huge pink bill and as mentioned
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earlier, the amount of white in the tail and black mask. The feather
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coloration was unlike that of a Slate-colored, with the one we had looking
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more bluish gray.
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Wilson Cady
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Columbia River Gorge, WA
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---------- Original Message ----------
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From: "Robert O'Brien" <baro at pdx.edu>
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To: Philip Dickinson <pdickins at gmail.com>
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Cc: Jeannine Carter <jnine28 at gmail.com>, "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <
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tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:33:18 -0700
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Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of
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Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has
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been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of
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South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty
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non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye
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I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white
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than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of
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varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single
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wide wing bar. That's not normal.
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White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one
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record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for
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Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland
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On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson <pdickins at gmail.com> wrote:
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Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white
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wing bars
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Phil Dickinson
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Sent from my iPhone
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On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter <jnine28 at gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi Tweeters,
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I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our
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backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing
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bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round.
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I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with
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this ID?
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Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for
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the lighting:
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https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk
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Thanks!
>>>
Jeannine Carter
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NW Seattle
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