Geobird Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I took this picture this morning in Plano, Texas. Wondering if could be a Purple Finch or just a House Finch. Thanks, George 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryBillHope Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 House Finch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geobird Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy_incognito Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Agree with House Finch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geobird Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 I was hoping for a Purple. Maybe next time. Thanks, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuftedTitrat Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Geobird said: I was hoping for a Purple. Maybe next time. Thanks, George A purple finch would have a white or lighter stripe down the eye, and will also have less/no streaking on the chest. House finches have a brown or muted cap, like this one, as well as just generally more brown on the face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geobird Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totah Sam Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I've been on this website since 11 BCE and I've bemoaned the fact I can never get a purple finch photo. Before I got sick I trekked across San Juan County and beyond and have yet to get a pic. Meanwhile my neighbors to the north are practically giddy with purple finch photos. I have cursed their bird feeders so they will only get house finches from now on. >=) I think this summer (since I'm practically climbing mountains now) I'm going to poach in their territory. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 58 minutes ago, Totah Sam said: I've been on this website since 11 BCE and I've bemoaned the fact I can never get a purple finch photo. Before I got sick I trekked across San Juan County and beyond and have yet to get a pic. Meanwhile my neighbors to the north are practically giddy with purple finch photos. I have cursed their bird feeders so they will only get house finches from now on. >=) I think this summer (since I'm practically climbing mountains now) I'm going to poach in their territory. I spent 10 years looking for a Purple in central SC. In October I finally got a female in at Parker River in Massachusetts. Three days after I get home, there's a half-dozen of each sex hanging out around my sunflower feeders for a week. Birds. Go figure. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Purples are one of my nemesis birds. Grr. And that IS how it seems to go. You can't find a bird for the longest time, and then when you finally do, you see them everywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totah Sam Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: I spent 10 years looking for a Purple in central SC. In October I finally got a female in at Parker River in Massachusetts. Three days after I get home, there's a half-dozen of each sex hanging out around my sunflower feeders for a week. Birds. Go figure. That is hilarious and par for the course. This is a fickle hobby. You might even say "flighty". har har. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geobird Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 I am glad to hear I'm not the only one who has had trouble finding a Purple. I think I need to pay attention more to the females. George 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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