Unknown name of this bird?
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It is nice to always list when and where a photo was taken when asking for help identifying flora and fauna. Thanks!
Feb 22, 2022 09:18:25 #
Wanderer2
Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains
adedeluca wrote:
Do anybody have a correct species for this winter bird in our back yard?
If it were in my back yard here in Colorado I would think it is a male House Finch of the red variation, although a Cassins Finch is similar but it lacks the brown cap on the head of the House Finch. We see lots of House Finchs in the Colorado Mountains but not many Cassins where I live.
Feb 22, 2022 09:22:05 #
hettmoe
Loc: Rural ND
DirtFarmer wrote:
I'd go with purple finch as the species, but as far as the name is concerned, it looks kind of like Arnold. He shows up around our place in CT occasionally.
Exactly! Looks just like Arnold!
Feb 22, 2022 09:27:49 #
jcave
Loc: Cecilia, Kentucky
Definitely a finch. House finch and purple finch are similar, but this looks to be a house finch. I feed them daily here in north central Kentucky.
Feb 22, 2022 10:11:10 #
Photograph and/or see these daily in SE PA... male House Finch. Immature males occasionally have light orange or yellow-orange tinge before they molt to red coloration with the brown striping in the abdomen and sides.
Feb 22, 2022 12:14:48 #
sb wrote:
It is nice to always list when and where a photo was taken when asking for help identifying flora and fauna. Thanks!
Second poster after OP asked and the answer was Long Island New York. And since it just says "winter bird" I would go with just recently.
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Feb 22, 2022 14:53:57 #
WAstinkbug
Loc: Silverdale, WA, U.S.A.
adedeluca wrote:
Do anybody have a correct species for this winter bird in our back yard?
I cast my vote with male Purple Finch...
Nope! Came back to change my mind. It looks like a closer match to the house finch. They get mixed up often.
Feb 22, 2022 18:32:07 #
Bird’s name is ‘Harold.’ Saw him being interviewed on TV last night.
Feb 22, 2022 20:13:20 #
Hard to tell from the photos if it has a dark area on top of it's head which would indicate house finch.
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