Date: 10/30/26 11:45 am From: Kenneth Able via ShastaBirders <kennethpable...> Subject: Re: [ShastaBirders.io] We thought maybe an odd Purple Finch. Merlin says Cassin’s Finch.
Looks like a CAFI to me, based on bill and head pattern. I wonder if it has a bit of a plumage abnormality, perhaps slight leucism. That could account for the faintness/absence of breast streaking and what appears to be some white in the tail.
Ken
On Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 11:04 PM Larry Jordan via ShastaBirders <thelarryjordan...> wrote:
> The staight culmen and light brow make me think it's a Cassin's Finch. > Maybe a young bird whose color hasn't darkened yet? I have had a pair at my > house for a few days now. > -- > Larry Jordan > Oak Run, CA > >
