Present in the area for four days.
planta
Appeared darker than photo but was deep in thicket. Seemed larger than nearby cardinals.
I’m pretty sure this has to be a Harris’s due to the white band on the base of the tail. It wouldn’t be the first time one was in CO, we had a confirmed one in Fort Collins for several weeks this spring. Unless there’s a morph of another I’m unaware of that has that white band.