tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882933975489026894.post3437486234791848630..comments2023-09-27T09:48:44.940+01:00Comments on Loxia Fantastica: Northern Exposure and Northern Bullfinch ?Lindsay Cargill (aka Loxiafan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17366997188994358582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882933975489026894.post-9071429978814468122010-12-23T12:24:44.960+00:002010-12-23T12:24:44.960+00:00Hi Mark,
Thanks for the use of the pics and the c...Hi Mark,<br /><br />Thanks for the use of the pics and the comments. I am not sure about the bird I saw, and am erring on the side of caution that it possibly is just a big (due to cold/puffed up) pileata ! Not sure I have aged either of our birds correctly either - all greater coverts appear to have been replaced, but lighter primary coverts and alula would be normal, a bit like an adult male Chaffinch I suppose. It is difficult to see if the alula is grey edged or brown egded, maybe better in yours - in the hand this would be easy ! They could both be adult males ? The bills in both birds are also quite small - I would presume that pyrrhula would have a noticeably larger bill, as Lee Evans suggested on the Surfbirds thread ?<br /><br />Yesterday's recording were interesting - will post them later as it might act as a 'reality check' for us all when trying to turn large, or odd Bullfinches into Northern types ! Quite a bit of variation in the calls, though all but one was a clear pileata ( might have been a different group though). Only one call was odd, a single call similar to "the second type" calls for Northern on the Sound Approach CD2 track 98 - more like a buzz and with limited harmonics.<br /><br />A nice learning experience for me and a chance to do some sound recording/analysis in the absence of getting (easily) to crossbills- another 3 inches of snow here last night in the city !Lindsay Cargill (aka Loxiafan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17366997188994358582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882933975489026894.post-78956105388670600672010-12-22T19:47:01.238+00:002010-12-22T19:47:01.238+00:00More than happy to see my picture here! Yours look...More than happy to see my picture here! Yours looks like a really interesting bird...and I think a much better candidate for Northern than mine...Certainly the call fits with the 'trumpeter' bullfinch type, and you noticed the apparent bulk as well. Mine seems to show all the 'lesser features' while yours has the two main ones nailed as well! I'm going to have a further look into mine when I get back (i'm on a boat just now)and I'll post anything I find on the blog. Good to know that there are some proper Northern bullfinches around though!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349873279320621419noreply@blogger.com