<div dir="ltr">No insights on this amazing sighting. But, memories........<div>Decades ago I submitted a quiz bird to Kenn Kaufman along with two other species for his Birders Magazine monthly quiz.</div><div>This quiz bird was an 'apparent' female Cassin's, bolding singing from a tree top.. That created quite a controversy.for the ID.</div><div>As Karen says, first year male Cassin's look like females.but that does not prevent them from getting into it.</div><div>But males begging? Hopefully someone will have an idea.</div><div>Bob OBrien Portland</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM Karen Wosilait via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My husband and I drove Umptanum Road from Ellensburg to Wenas campground yesterday. One treat in the later section was flocks of Cassin’s Finches. <br>
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I saw a male with its beautiful red top clearly begging, wings outstretched and quivering, toward a female type bird. <br>
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Now that we’re back in cell range, I checked Birds of the World, and juveniles do look like adult females as I had suspected. I’ve never seen an adult beg before. Does anyone have any insights?<br>
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Karen Wosilait (she/her)<br>
Seattle, WA<br>
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