jcarscadden Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 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 1 IMG_9998 by Jim Carscadden, on Flickr 2 IMG_9995 by Jim Carscadden, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Landon Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 So is this one also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 @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! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarscadden Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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