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 02/01/2009 09:36:10 PM · #1
Does anybody know what bird this is?



I never saw this one in our yard before.. today as I was following a common sparrow, I found this one. It was past sunset so I had to boost the ISO, hence the bad quality. I have more of its pics.. it has a reddish neck and head.

ETA: Darn I left a typo in the thread title:-(

ETA#2: Thanks a lot SC/whoever corrected the title!

ETA#3: I added another picture.

Message edited by author 2009-02-01 22:24:48.
 02/01/2009 09:39:14 PM · #2
Looks like a House Finch?

(and if not a House Finch specifically, probably at least one of the rosefinch family)

Message edited by author 2009-02-01 21:41:12.
 02/01/2009 09:41:37 PM · #3
I'd second house finch, but some Rosy, Purple and Cassin Finches can look close. Where is it?

Message edited by author 2009-02-01 21:44:23.
 02/01/2009 09:42:17 PM · #4
I think you are right. Apparently house finches dont seem to be that common around here.. may be because the human population is so dense?

Message edited by author 2009-02-01 21:42:26.
 02/01/2009 09:48:03 PM · #5
Put out a thistle-seed bird feeder, you'll see quite a few ;-)
 02/01/2009 10:13:22 PM · #6
I think it looks like a

Female Pine Grosbeak
 02/01/2009 10:15:47 PM · #7
Originally posted by BeckyT:
I think it looks like a

Female Pine Grosbeak


Not that. Note the lack of eye markings, the lack of prominent red in the neck area, and the fact that the wing markings start much lower down. The bill is also darker.
 02/01/2009 10:17:12 PM · #8
I say whatever it is, it appears possessed. Did you hit this with flash? The eye looks spooky.

I have some small ones like that at our feeders. I was never sure whether they were a House Finch or something else.

Matt

02/01/2009 10:18:25 PM · #9
I would hazard a guess that it is a finch.Purple Finch

Ray
 02/01/2009 10:21:02 PM · #10
Originally posted by delin:
I'd second house finch, but some Rosy, Purple and Cassin Finches can look close. Where is it?


Its in San Francisco bay, California.
 02/01/2009 10:22:08 PM · #11
Originally posted by MattO:
I say whatever it is, it appears possessed. Did you hit this with flash? The eye looks spooky.

I have some small ones like that at our feeders. I was never sure whether they were a House Finch or something else.

Matt


Hehe.. you are right about the flash. It was past sunset.. and it was so agile I put flash on hoping to gain the shutter speed.
 02/01/2009 10:25:05 PM · #12
I added another picture to the first post if it helps.
 02/01/2009 10:28:42 PM · #13
Originally posted by RayEthier:
I would hazard a guess that it is a finch.Purple Finch

Ray


Yeah, I think your on to something. The chest markings do look more like a purple finch. More so than a house finch.
 02/01/2009 10:30:20 PM · #14
Not feeling the Pine Grosbeak, could be Purple, but House is strong.

Originally posted by Prash:
Originally posted by delin:
I'd second house finch, but some Rosy, Purple and Cassin Finches can look close. Where is it?


Its in San Francisco bay, California.
02/01/2009 10:32:16 PM · #15
House Finch

Case closed.

LOL
 02/01/2009 10:33:58 PM · #16
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
House Finch

Case closed.

LOL


That's the dude
 02/01/2009 11:02:16 PM · #17
I think it is a Carpodicus mexicanus for sure :)
 02/01/2009 11:06:25 PM · #18
What Bird?

I use this.
 02/01/2009 11:19:29 PM · #19
Thanks for that link!
 02/01/2009 11:25:33 PM · #20
I think house finch as well. The purple finches have a really distinct almost kool-aid purpleish hue.

House Finch

Purple Finch
 02/02/2009 12:37:22 AM · #21
House Finch
 02/02/2009 12:48:00 AM · #22
My vote's for house finch as well. The purple's tail is more deeply notched.
It can be VERY hard to tell them apart unless you have them side by side, especially since you can get quite a variation of colour, not only area to area but even bird to bird.

They often hang out with the sparrows and juncos, and love a good bird feeder. I think their numbers must be growing. We used to see them fairly rarely in comparison to the others I mentioned but last winter they were nearly as common at our feeder than anything.
 02/02/2009 07:57:21 AM · #23
My vote is the blue-footed booby



I just like the word booby.
 02/02/2009 08:10:43 AM · #24
Originally posted by BeeCee:
My vote's for house finch as well. The purple's tail is more deeply notched.
It can be VERY hard to tell them apart unless you have them side by side, especially since you can get quite a variation of colour, not only area to area but even bird to bird.

They often hang out with the sparrows and juncos, and love a good bird feeder. I think their numbers must be growing. We used to see them fairly rarely in comparison to the others I mentioned but last winter they were nearly as common at our feeder than anything.


I also think of the House Finches as being 'rougher' in color, whereas the Purple Funches are more sleek.
 02/02/2009 11:51:18 AM · #25
Originally posted by Beagleboy:
My vote is the blue-footed booby

I just like the word booby.


Hey! No voting for yourself.
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