[mou] Request for bird identification
Kelly Larson
larson@redwing.net
Tue, 25 May 2004 18:42:47 -0500
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Linda,
sure looks like a domestic canary! (I bred red-factor bronze
canaries for several years) If it is not an escaped domestic could it be
an aberrant American Goldfinch, lacking the melanin that creates dark
pigments?
Kelly
Linda Krueger wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone could identify a bird for me. This bird
> came to my crabapple tree in Hastings on May 12th. That was the only
> day I saw him. He was a bright, vivid yellow with no other markings.
> He had a broad orange beak with a tad of black at the tip and had
> orange legs. I would guess his size to be slightly smaller than a
> Chickadee. I'm not sure, but it appeared he may have had some downy
> feathers.
>
> David Cahlander has put two photographs I took of this bird on the web
> sites below if you would like to help me identify the bird.
>
> http://www.cahlander.com/MysteryBird1.JPG
>
> http://www.cahlander.com/MysteryBird2.JPG
>
> Thank you.
>
> Linda Krueger
>
> Hastings, MN
>
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Kelly Larson
Feathered Friend Wild Bird Store
3rd Annual Great River Birding Festival
2nd Annual Great River Morel Festival
2nd Annual Great River Eagle Spot Festival
Red Wing, MN
651-267-1001
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Linda,
<br> sure looks like a domestic canary! (I bred red-factor
bronze canaries for several years) If it is not an escaped domestic could
it be an aberrant American Goldfinch, lacking the melanin that creates
dark pigments?
<p>Kelly
<p>Linda Krueger wrote:
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on May 12th. That was the only day I saw him. He was a bright,
vivid yellow with no other markings. He had a broad orange beak with
a tad of black at the tip and had orange legs. I would guess his
size to be slightly smaller than a Chickadee. I'm not sure, but it appeared
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Cahlander has put two photographs I took of this bird on the web sites
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><font face="Courier New"><font size=-1><a href="http://www.cahlander.com/MysteryBird1.JPG">http://www.cahlander.com/MysteryBird1.JPG</a></font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
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<br>Kelly Larson
<br>Feathered Friend Wild Bird Store
<br>3rd Annual Great River Birding Festival
<br>2nd Annual Great River Morel Festival
<br>2nd Annual Great River Eagle Spot Festival
<br>Red Wing, MN
<br>651-267-1001
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<p>Visit Our Website
<br><A HREF="http://www.thefeatheredfriend.com">http://www.thefeatheredfriend.com</A>
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