The Williamson River coming up some, but has a ways to go before reaching average for this time of year. A few Buffleheads have been diving in the river in front of the cabin. It's a rainy day here at the ranch but snowing in the mountains all around. The Ponderosa's around the cabin are all a twitter with finches and Evening Grosbeaks. Some Lesser Goldfinch have shown up in full spring colors to the 5 feet from the living room window. Wow! go the colors!

A Cassin's Finch showed up with the others. Some times of the year they outnumber the other two near look alikes here. They all kind of look like sparrows with red wine poured over their heads. This one raised his bright crimson crown, so there was no mistaking him from the others. For a good comparison and to tell them apart see this page on Cornell's Tricky Birds:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/finchIDtable.html

Nice break, now back to making sure my Uncle Sam doesn't run a smidgen as far into debt. :)