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AFTER STUDYING THISN PICTURE MORE CLOSELY I MUST ADMIT THIS IS A FEWMALE GROSBEAK IN MOLT, NOT A YOUNG MALE. MY APOLOGIES, MADAME, BUT YOUR PLUMAGE WILL SURELY REACH EQUILIBRIUM SOON. PARDON MOI.

House Finch:

There are now House Finch families at our feeders–fully fledged youngsters pestering mom or dad for a snack, plenty of wing flutters.
Lesser Golfinchers:

Click here for my “Salem Reporter” piece on the apperarance of an extraordinary bird among the ordinary in an ordinary place.

A summary of the extinction threats facing American birds. It’s more than just avian flu–click here for discussion.