Colton V

Sandpipers scare me too

A few things make me think this is a purple finch. The streaks seem way too faint, as well as the wing bars. The bird also has a lot more red on it. The red extends farther down the chest as well as the wings.

Cropped the first bird

Are the first two photos purple finch? Thought it was a house finch at first but the reddish wings are throwing me off. Also, the last two photos are house finch, right? Just making sure.

Note the yellow "eyebrows."

Occasionally I hear bald eagles and red-tailed hawks and think they’re ospreys at first. You might want to check those out.

I’ve been in this exact situation, except mine was a bald eagle. Was a disappointing day.

I only left my state once this year, and only left my city >30 times, plus I only started birding in February, so my list is only 127. I would like to go to the coast to get that number up 🙂

I think it could be a juvenile Cooper’s hawk. I found some similar calls, but they’re not exactly the same: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/32542921#_ga=2.225521242.1903938542.1596563663-1556827482.1594701209

I am crazy 😱

How can you tell it is a male?

Last two look like female Anna’s but I’m probably wrong.

The large black spot on its chest alone can identify it as a Northern Flicker.

I'll try switching out the seeds in my feeders, but if it goes bad that quickly, odds are my entire bag has gone bad.

Sounds good. Thanks.