Dark-eyed Junco - Kristin Purdy
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Location

1961 Arapaho Circle, Ogden, Utah, US (41.166, -111.928)
Weber, Utah, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 41.1659703, -111.928365
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

I've come to believe this junco is an oregon in molt rather than an intergrade, as I first suspected and reported. Beadle and Rising, 2002, describe that the pre-alternate molt is partial and involves the head feathers. I think it's a stronger possibility that this bird is a second-year male acquiring his full adult plumage rather than an intergrade between two subspecies.

Technical information

Model
VS501
Focal length
3.7 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
Dimensions
2463 pixels x 2030 pixels
Original file size
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