Sarah, could be the Oregon subspecies. According to Sibley it is seen out here in the east, although 'rare.' The only place I have ever seen one is.....Oregon! Stephen On 11/3/06, Sarah Milliron <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello all- > > I have had a junco with a gray hood but rather deep orange back and sides > visiting my feeders early in the morning the on and off over the last few > days. I am wondering if this is something to get excited about...or is it > likely a variant of the Slate-Colored. I can try for some pics, but I > just > have a little point and shoot. > > In keeping with the listing, here's what I've seen in my yard the last day > or so: > Red-bellied Woodpecker > Downy Woodpeckers > Hairy Woodpecker > Goldfinches > Slate-Colored Juncos > White-throated Sparrows > House Finches > Cardinals > Blue Jays > Mourning Doves > Chipping Sparrow > Tufted Titmice > > Thanks! > > Sarah Milliron > Albany, Ohio > Athens/Meigs County > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]