[EBB Sightings] Backyard White-throated Sparrows

Re: Purple Finch

I usually have Purple Finch in my yard in the Oakland hills from early
February to August.  It may be a little early to see them now.

Johan Langewis
Oakland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Cimino" 
To: "Douglas Vaughan" ; "East Bay Birds"
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:38 PM
Subject: RE: [EBB Sightings] Backyard White-throated Sparrows


> I just noticed the White-throated  feeding along side a Fox Sparrow .
> The Tan Stripped White-throated Sp. has been in the back yard consistently
> since Nov25th.
> I've had two Fox Sparrow for the same amount of time, many White and
Golden
> Crowns too.
> One yard bird I have not had this year is the Purple Finch.
>  In fact I have only seen posting of Purple Finch for southern Arizona.
> I don't think ~  (?)  I've noticed the Purple Finch mentioned in any
> postings.
> Has anyone in the bay area had Purple Finch for 2006 ?
> Rich Cimino
> Pleasanton
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Douglas Vaughan 
> > To: East Bay  Birds 
> > Cc: Douglas Vaughan 
> > Date: 1/22/2006 9:56:18 AM
> > Subject: [EBB Sightings] Backyard White-throated Sparrows
> >
> > I can't resist noting that we have now had our third White-throated
> > Sparrow of the season, a species I once regarded as a Bay Area rarity!
> > A brilliant white-striped adult showed up on our patio in November but
> > has not reappeared. Then a first-winter bird made a brief appearance
> > last month and is presumably one of the two that we watched this
> > morning, after seeing one or the other fairly regularly for the last
> > several days.
> >
> > For the season, therefore: three White-throats, zero White-crowns!
> >
> > Doug Vaughan
> > Berkeley
> >
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