Sounds like pollen staining - Around here, some willows have catkins with a lot of pollen open now - is that the case in your neighborhoods? Wayne On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Steve Valasek <botheringbirds@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > 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 >> >> >>