I saw the same thing in Beaverton. I thought that they were Verdin at first too. On Apr 3, 2014 10:36 AM, "woodenapple@xxxxxxxx" <woodenapple@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings, Obolists! > > Among a flock of 7 or 8 Bushtits just now in our Eugene/Santa Clara-area > backyard were 4 with bright yellow faces! Other than facial coloration, > there was nothing to suggest that they were other than Bushtits. I presume > they have have acquired this color from some food source? > > I believe that there was a recent report from the Eugene area of a flock > of Verdin. If that flock had been comprised of individuals such as these, > such an identification would be completely understandable. > > Also in the yard this morning were 3 Chipping Sparrows, for the third > sighting in the last 3 weeks. Of note is that this is the first time I can > recall seeing more than a single bird at one time at our location. > > Rudi > > ____________________________________________________________ > Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. > http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2 > > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol > Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol > Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >