Date: 10/14/26 5:14 pm From: Gordon Warrick via groups.io <prubinus...> Subject: [NEBirds] normal juvenile downy?
In this photo taken in spring of 2025, I just now noticed that the red on the male juvy extends much further towards the front than depicted in the Peterson Field Guide. Is this a characteristic of a juvenile male, so that the red will recede further back and narrow in adult plumage?