Cassin’s Finch
Who can remember 5 things that ID this bird? Western Montana


Who can remember 5 things that ID this bird? Western Montana


Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
Here’s one i know u wont have trouble with. but for those of you up to the challenge, i’d like u to detail the differences between this bird seen at mills pond this morning, and others of the “solitary Vireo complex”. (actually I think this is 2 individuals, same species).
Here’s a pix of feather I found this morning showing feather abrasion.
Reddish Egrets don’t always dance around crazily. Note bi-colored bill. Corpus 2/24/25.
Thanks to Suzie for getting me on this article by Kenn Kaufman that explains White-throated Sparrows morphs. Fascinating!! Audubon Magazine Article
Cin ty Lee (co-author of Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees) will be doing a webinar on Texas Empids on May 9th, 8:00 pm. Attached is his post on Texbirds facebook page. Register here if interested: https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/…/sB8KZi2XR3eXKeKXcEyGdQ…