[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Cassin's Finch was photographed at Allenspark, CO. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 21, 2009)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This female Cassin's Finch was photographed on the Kerrville, Texas Christmas Bird Count in December, 2000. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: December 2000)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Cassin's Finch was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 24, 2007)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Cassin's Finch was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 24, 2007)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This male Cassin's Finch was photographed at Allenspark, CO. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 21, 2009)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 14.75 in.]

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches are sparrow-sized birds with a rich brown back and breast, a deep rose-colored belly, a rosy wash across the wings, and a black head with gray sides and back. Females are the same basic color pattern, but duller overall. They breed across most of Alaska (including the entire Aleutian Island chain) except the far northern tundra, and along the mountains of western Canada, western Washington, western Oregon, and western Montana. In winter they move to lower elevations and south throughout the mountains and foothills of western Canada and the western US. The Aleutian Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch is noticeably larger and shows more gray on the face than its mainland cousins. This male "Aleutian" Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was photographed on Attu Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 14.75 in.]

This male "Aleutian" Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was photographed on Attu Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This "Hepburn's" Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was photographed at the mountaintop restaurant, Sandia Crest, NM. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: March 3, 2008)