[Birdtalk] A nice variety of rosy-finches still at Alta

[David Wheeler]

I followed Tim Avery's instructions today and found a mixed flock of about 30 rosy-finches, mostly Hepburn's race of the Gray-crowned, with some of the local boys (interior race with less gray on the head-- specifically, with brown "cheeks"), and even fewer Black rosy-finches.  They were at the Ben Hames house on the Alta Bypass Road.  The flock  first arrived from the west, and then flew back & forth between the feeders southwest of the house and the conifers near the road (to the west of the house).  I was there about 11:15 am and had to wait a few minutes, but then the birds were there for the remainder of the half hour or more I stuck around.

It was a nice study in the various types of rosy-finches found in this part of the world.  Thank you, Tim, for the directions to the feeders.   It was nice to breathe some fresh air today. 

Happy birding,

David