finch?

[jcarscadden]

When I first sas these....6-8 of them I thought they were house finch but in the last few weeks...it they are house finch there have been no males.  They eat BOSS all day long several lbs a day.  I just wanted to get another opinion of these.  I do not believe these are the same bird 

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IMG_9998 by Jim Carscadden, on Flickr

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IMG_9995 by Jim Carscadden, on Flickr

[akandula]

Nice pictures!

These are adult female/immature House Finches. Note the brown overall, blurry streaking on the belly and back, and a finch-like conical bill. Their favorite seeds are Black Oil Sunflower Seeds, and they flock at feeders, cracking seeds at the feeder instead of flying away to eat them.

Edited August 14, 2019 by akandula

[Sean C]

agreed

[John Landon]

So is this one also?

[akandula]

@John Landon, yes, this looks like another young/female House Finch. Next time, please post the bird ID as another topic and provide the location and time. This will give us a more confident answer. Thanks!

[Sean C]

agreed

[jcarscadden]

thank you all - the lack of the males is what really had/has me mystified.  One more for the books....earlier this year there were no male hummingbirds - now they are back.   So perhaps the male house finch will show up soon too