Lesser Goldfinches - Pueblo

[Leon Bright]

COBirders--  After not seeing any LEGOs in my back yard for months, two appeared briefly this afternoon.  The pair had started molting into fresh alternate plumage, in contrast to the dull American Goldfinches that are here in good numbers.

Leon Bright, Pueblo (City/County)

[David Suddjian]

Just to chime on my Lesser Goldfinch situation at Ken Caryl Valley, JeffCo...

After an early winter peak in numbers and presence, and a post-New Years lull, LEGOs have increased in frequency at Ken Caryl Valley this month, but are generally noted in small numbers of 1-4 at a time. Lately I've most often seen them hanging together in apparent pairs (duller female and brighter male but not alternate plumage), and there is more song happening among their vocal ramblings than earlier this winter. The males I am seeing have just flecks of black on the crown. I'm hearing lots of interesting imitations in the songs, but you have to listen closely as they whiz by in the long, drawn out songs being given now. From one male in my yard this morning I thought I discerned imitations of Nor. Flicker, Blue Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Am. Robin, White-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow and what seemed like a Killdeer call (!)

David Suddjian

Ken Caryl Valley

Littleton, CO

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 8:22 PM, Leon Bright <urr...@comcast.net> wrote:

COBirders--  After not seeing any LEGOs in my back yard for months, two appeared briefly this afternoon.  The pair had started molting into fresh alternate plumage, in contrast to the dull American Goldfinches that are here in good numbers.

Leon Bright, Pueblo (City/County)

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