The other day, buried amid a mixed-subject post, I asked (so far unanswered) if anyone on this listserv knows whether the so-called "Red-backed" Dark-eyed Junco has occurred in Colorado and/or whether it has any history whatsoever of occurring outside its normal range of Arizona to West Texas. This subspecies is Junco hyemalis dorsalis and is considered distinct from our reddish-backed breeder in CO (aka the "Gray-headed Junco, J. h. caniceps). I had a junco with a bright red back patch at Crow Valley the other day that "looked different" and it just got me to wondering about this junco subspecies. Thanks.
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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