[obol] Black-backed LEGO?

[Jeff Gilligan]

I have never seen one that showed black in the Willamette valley.  One
spring I saw at least one pure black one and several that were partially
black in southern Harney County.

Jeff Gilligan
Portland


On 7/23/07 7:55 PM, "Brandon Green" <bjgreen34 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> OBOL,
> 
> When I got home from work this evening, there was a LESSER GOLDFINCH on one of
> my feeders that had a much blacker than normal back.  It was almost as black
> (but not quite) as the race that predominates in the southern Rockies.  I was
> wondering how common the black-backed (or hybrids of them and the
> olive-backed) are here in the valley.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brandon
> Eugene
> 
> 
> 
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