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Posted 17 October 2012 - 04:34 AM
At first I thought this might be a lesser goldfinch, but the bill and head don't look right. I really have no idea at this point. Seen yesterday in San Jose, CA.
Bird by davidnickerson, on Flickr
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Posted 17 October 2012 - 04:41 AM
Perhaps American Goldfinch?
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Posted 17 October 2012 - 04:54 AM
My feeling was that the upper back was too dark for an American Goldfinch.
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Posted 17 October 2012 - 05:26 AM
Looks good for American Goldfinch to me.
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Posted 17 October 2012 - 06:12 AM
Thanks. Can either (or both) of you educate me here? What markings suggest American over Lesser?
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Posted 17 October 2012 - 06:30 AM
To me, the bill looks pinkish, rather than black like the Lesser. The bill is also kind of long and thin, compared to the Lesser's short, thick bill. That's all I'm going on.
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Posted 17 October 2012 - 02:30 PM
agree with Am. Goldfinch
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Posted 18 October 2012 - 03:54 AM
Ditto.To me, the bill looks pinkish, rather than black like the Lesser. The bill is also kind of long and thin, compared to the Lesser's short, thick bill. That's all I'm going on.
New Year's Resolutions:
Get my lifelist to 300 (currently 293)
Finally get Mountain Quail and Vesper Sparrow
Top my previous single year best (2011-253) I'm at 193 as of 5/12.
Latest Lifer(s):Harris's Sparrow, Oka Ponds, Campbell, CA, 1/1/13
Favorite Recent Bird(s):Yellow-breasted Chat, Knights Ferry Rec Area, Knights Ferry, CA, 5/20/13; Blue-winged Teal (Pair), Peregrine Falcon, Sanderling (3),Franklin's Gull (9), Modesto Wastewater Treatment Facility, Modesto, CA, 5/12/13, MacGillivray's Warber, Adair Rd., Modesto, CA, 5/5/13, Long-eared Owl, Mercy Hot Springs, Fresno County, CA, 4/29/13, Lawrwnce's Goldfinch, Panoche Shool, San Benito County, CA, 4/29/13,Lawrwnce's Goldfinch, McHenry Rec Area, Escalon, CA, 4/21/13, Snowy Plover, Modesto Water Treatment Plant, Modesto, CA, 4/14/13, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, San Luis NWR, Merced County, CA, 3/11/13, Eurasian Wigeon, American Bittern, Santa Fe Grade Rd., Merced County,, CA, 3/9/13
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Posted 19 October 2012 - 09:57 PM
Thanks, everyone.
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