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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: cairnstone on April 06, 2015, 09:09:00 AM

Title: Is this a Cassiar Junco?
Post by: cairnstone on April 06, 2015, 09:09:00 AM

Is this a Cassiar Junco?

(http://i57.tinypic.com/2n0oio3.jpg)

(http://i61.tinypic.com/24qpmpu.jpg)

Title: Re: Is this a Cassiar Junco?
Post by: cairnstone on April 06, 2015, 05:49:41 PM

I just took a short video of the junco. It takes a couple of seconds for the camera to focus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9AiUOeJJ_E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9AiUOeJJ_E)

I also took more photos from every angle. This is certainly a different junco from any I have seen here.

Title: Re: Is this a Cassiar Junco?
Post by: Paul O'Toole on April 06, 2015, 06:34:03 PM

I am not an expert on this species but after looking at some images on google etc it does look good for a Cassiar Junco. I tried looking up Cassiar on Ebird and it is listed as Rare if reported, may want to make sure before you submit if you plan on doing so.

http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Cassiar_Junco.html

Title: Re: Is this a Cassiar Junco?
Post by: thouc on April 06, 2015, 06:36:44 PM

It looks like the junco in this article (http://www.jeaniron.ca/2011/cassiarjuncoRF.pdf) so I would say yes.

Title: Re: Is this a Cassiar Junco?
Post by: cairnstone on April 06, 2015, 07:53:25 PM

Thanks for the replies. The juncos will all be gone in the next few weeks so I am glad this one dropped by.