I consulted Sibleys and found an exact picture of the drab goldfinches i have
been seeing at my feeders this month. The adult non/breeding Oct-March is a
brownish grey overall with white undercoverts. Hope this helps
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On Nov 8, 2018, at 5:52 PM, Suzanne Jenkins <srjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have an American Goldfinch with a white rump coming to feeders and also one
with a white crown. How common are this white areas on goldfinches?
Thanks
Suzanne
On November 8, 2018 at 5:45 PM Lisa Mease <lisaamease@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’d be more inclined to call it an American Goldfinch with a white rump than
a Pine Grosbeak. I read the same article but I wouldn’t hold out much hope
of finding a Pine Grosbeak in Richmond.
-Lisa
On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 17:17 Adrianne Dery < ard1319@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This week I attended a retreat at Roslyn Retreat Center, and had the good
fortunate to spend two days there. Yesterday, Wednesday, I went for a walk,
and saw what I thought was a strange looking Goldfinch. The bird was
drinking water from a small creek that ran along the road towards the canal
crossing. It had a greenish head with yellow accent at the base. Wingbars
were like a Goldfinch, however the base of the tail (rump) was stark white.
I thought it was a strange Goldfinch.
Today I received the Cornell Lab email newsletter, like many I suspect. One
of the articles suggested we be on the lookout for Evening Grosbeck.
Included was a picture of a Pine Grosbeck. The Pine does not have the white
rump, but I wonder if the Roslyn bird could be a variation? Unfortunately,
I didn’t closely at the beak of the Roslyn bird (I know, I know).
Any thoughts would be most welcome.
Adrianne Dery
Richmond
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