Re: [cobirds] SPOTTED TOWHEE (aberrant or variant plumage)

SPOTTED TOWHEE • 11.19.23 • 1510 Northfield Rd-Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado

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SPOTTED TOWHEE (aberrant or variant plumage) in Northwest Colorado Springs

On Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 1:47:21 AM UTC-7 Deborah Carstensen wrote:

Wow, that chest is super weird, especially if you look closer at it and see the spots.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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On Dec 1, 2023, at 8:05 PM, 'David Laliberte' via Colorado Birds <cob...@googlegroups.com> wrote:



COMMENT: I thought that this Towhee is an interesting example of an "aberrant or variant
plumage." I had done a search of the internet with those keyword. The only thing
different that I found was a photo of Spotted Towhee that has white spots on it's chest.
I didn't find any photos with the markings of my sighting.

David Laliberte, Colorado Springs

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