Fw: RE: [EBB Sightings] A Bright Yellow Bird at Lake Merritt

--- On Tue, 1/5/10, Phila Rogers  wrote:

> From: Phila Rogers 
> Subject: RE: [EBB Sightings] A Bright Yellow Bird at Lake Merritt
> To: "Robert Dailey" 
> Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 2:56 PM
> Hi:
> 
> I just got an bird "app" for my new touch ipod.?
> I recommend the Audubon "app" because it offers
> more calls and sounds per species and that's what I
> wanted.? Probably can't loose either way.
> 
> Phila Rogers
> 
> --- On Sun, 1/3/10, Robert Dailey
>  wrote:
> 
> From: Robert Dailey 
> Subject: RE: [EBB Sightings] A Bright Yellow Bird at Lake
> Merritt
> To: saltdodge at yahoo.com, lazar.bauer at earthlink.net,
> sightings at diabloaudubon.com
> Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 4:25 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> birders,
> 
> ?? i'd be quite sure this bird is a saffron
> finch; nothing is inconsistent.? altho widely
> endemic?to the lowlands of so. amer., they
> are?commonly seen on oahu and the?big island of
> hawaii.? my wife and i saw many of them feeding in the
> grass?on the dry side of the big island.? just as
> the populations in hawaii?originated from?the
> release of caged pet birds, this one may have arisen in the
> same manner.
> 
> ? recently i got the iphone killer app "ibird
> pro"?[birds of no. amer]?which happens to
> have this bird on it- i'm not sure why because it's
> not a no. amer. bird.? by the way, the app has links to
> flickr and birdipedia and beyond,?so it's a
> fabulous?"handy" field?reference.?
> also has many of the bird's songs, etc.? ?of
> late i've stopped?carrying my sibley anymore!?
> the app costs $30 at itunes.? ibird also sells more
> limited, sectional versions that are much cheaper, but of
> course, less comprehensive.
> 
> bob dailey
> ?
> > To: lazar.bauer at earthlink.net;
> sightings at diabloaudubon.com
> > Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] A Bright Yellow Bird at
> Lake Merritt
> > From: saltdodge at yahoo.com
> > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:08:29 +0000
> > CC: 
> > 
> > I totally saw these birds in September, hanging out in
> a light fixture behind Fairyland. I passed them off as
> Tanagers, but found a few things odd: the aforementioned
> bill, why were they in a pair in non-breeding season, and
> wasn't sure they should still have summer coloring.
> > 
> > I guess the lesson is: if something seems off, it
> probably is, and it's worth further thought/research
> before jumping to conclusions.
> > 
> > Jay Dodge
> > Berkeley
> > ------Original Message------
> > From: Lisa and Robb
> > Sender: sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com
> > To: East Bay Birds Sightings
> > ReplyTo: Lisa and Robb
> > Subject: [EBB Sightings] A
>  Bright Yellow Bird at Lake Merritt
> > Sent: Jan 2, 2010 9:24 PM
> > 
> > Here's another picture of the bird. It's a
> horrible Bigfoot-esque photograph, but it does show the
> wings.
> > 
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisascenic/4239851008/
> > 
> > I had totally forgotten about the Saffron Finch, and
> it certainly wasn't in the field guide we were puzzling
> through. (I wonder, does anyone remember what months it was
> at Lake Merritt in the past?)
> > 
> > Thank you to everyone who gave this a look.
> > 
> > Lisa Lazar
> > Oakland
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