One adult male (2014-079) on 16 February 2014, La Salle: near Nebo, near the E. end of Red’s Place Rd. The observer failed to provide convincing details supporting identification of this subspecies group.
One male (2020-052) on 16 November 2020, Terrebonne: Houma, 3719 Bayou Black Drive; Lynn Ostheimer (ph, p. 31). This record was submitted as a ‘Pink-sided x Oregon’ Junco hybrid (Junco hyemalis mearnsi x oregonus-group). This individual superficially resembled a Pink-sided Junco by virtue of its gray and pink coloration and dark mask. However, it was too “hooded” with a contrastingly darker chest and a brownish crown effectively eliminating a pure Pink-sided, and possibly suggesting a hybrid. Only one Member supported identification as a Pink-sided X Oregon hybrid. Other Members acknowledged the plumage was not of a pure Slate-colored but were hesitant to assign parentage without genetic confirmation due to the number of subspecies and the variability across sex/age, as well as potential of backcrossing. An alternative approach was proposed to accept as a “non-Slate-colored Junco," and all Members except one agreed.