HTT :: Happy Twosday Tuesday:: Subtleties
2 sp. redpoll
Left (back) bird
Hoary Redpoll HORE (Acanthis hornemanni)
& Common Redpoll CORE (Acanthis flammea)
On Mom & Dad's Feeder
Carmichael,
Saskatchewan,
Canada
DSCN1911
I had this one (HORE) double checked by Daniel Sawatzky, who is one of the ebird reviewers in SASK (and a family friend , as it turns out)
Before i ebirded it as such
Field Mark Cues ^i^
Comparatively (VS CORE)
Overall Whiter-Often cited as "Frosty or Frostier Tones"
Diminutive Bill
There is a lot of variance of appearance in CORE so a lot of study can be poured into the "tolerances" within these (presently designated) species which are reputedly going to be lumped into one sp.
HTT :: Happy Twosday Tuesday:: Subtleties
2 sp. redpoll
Left (back) bird
Hoary Redpoll HORE (Acanthis hornemanni)
& Common Redpoll CORE (Acanthis flammea)
On Mom & Dad's Feeder
Carmichael,
Saskatchewan,
Canada
DSCN1911
I had this one (HORE) double checked by Daniel Sawatzky, who is one of the ebird reviewers in SASK (and a family friend , as it turns out)
Before i ebirded it as such
Field Mark Cues ^i^
Comparatively (VS CORE)
Overall Whiter-Often cited as "Frosty or Frostier Tones"
Diminutive Bill
There is a lot of variance of appearance in CORE so a lot of study can be poured into the "tolerances" within these (presently designated) species which are reputedly going to be lumped into one sp.