Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate both the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species.


Hal Michael
Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/)
Olympia WA
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> On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz at jimbetz.com wrote:

>

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the Goldfinch id.

> Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not

> know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock

> into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the

> leaves". *G*

> - Jim

>

>

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