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"Oregon" type Junco at feeder, Annapolis

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Frank Marenghi

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Frank Marenghi

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Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:18:52 -0500

Unfortunately, I wasn't there to see it, but my girlfriend Amanda snapped this picture of an apparent "Oregon" type Junco at our feeder in Annapolis today. It was seen between 1 and 2 pm, but I did not see it from 3:45 - dusk. I remember a discussion of certain intergrade individuals that didn't really fit any of the classic subspecies looks, and this may be one of those, but  it looked pretty good to me; complete very dark hood, buffy sides, and a brownish - grayish back. In some of the other photos the buffy is more noticeable but the pics are less clear. It is taken through a window so it a little muted. I was expecting more brown, but this is variable of course and a quick search online will show photos with the range of variability. There were about 10 other Juncos around, only one of which was a textbook "Slate-colored" the other 9 had brownish backs with dark streaks and either dark gray or tannish flanks. 

Here are 2 photos, the first is the cropped version of the other. Comments welcome: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8237785@N06/5170715386/

Good Birding,

Frank Marenghi
Annapolis, MD