I have sent her a message re: either providing photos or hosting crazy birding types. If I'd known when I was driving thru I'd have definitely stopped to see her. Only found out after I returned home to the coast from medford On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Dennis Vroman <dpvroman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Seeing as I live in the Grants Pass area, I'm interested in this sighting. > I'm willing to take a look at this bird if it's still around. Indigo > Buntings are not an every year sighting in Josephine County, but there has > been a good number of them found here. In fact I banded one (Indigo that > is). Have seen both Blue Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings in the past years. > > Karen, if the person is willing who found this bird, I can come a take a > look. It could be a male Indigo fledgling from last year, thus the "khaki" > wings. Last years bird would have brownish flight feathers. > > Dennis > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Gilligan" < > jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <kcsaxton@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "OBOL" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 11:58 AM > Subject: [obol] Re: Blue grosbeak grants pass area > > > That is a very unusual sighting. Indigo Bunting should also be >> considered. I recall at least one report of Blue Grosbeaks that proved to >> be of Indigo Buntings. Indigo Buntings are also rare in Oregon, though not >> as rare as Blue Grosbeaks. Photographs should be taken if possible. >> >> >> On Apr 27, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Karen Saxton <kcsaxton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> A friend mentioned a pair of birds at her feeder, one blue with "khaki" >>> wings and one the same brown with black wing bars. I showed her a picture >>> of Blue grosbeaks and she confirmed. Is this an unusual sighting(before I >>> urge her to report a rare bird sighting). >>> >> >> >> >> OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol >> Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol >> Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> > >