House Finch Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

House Finch Photos and Videos for, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Can you tell the difference between a male purple finch and a male house finch? In this video, you will see both the male House Finch and the male Purple Finch side by side. Male purple finches and male house finches are similar in some ways, but they have distinct differences: Plumage: - Male Purple Finch: Male purple finches have a raspberry-red plumage on their heads, throats, and chests. Their backs are brown streaked, and they have a white belly and brown wings and their wing bars are brown

House Finch customers that are also American Goldfinch fans have expressed a lot of disappointment lately. But today is a great day to see these lovely, shy birds stocking up on extra fat and protein at bird feeders. The goldfinches haven’t been visiting feeders in our area much at all lately (as noted by me, and many customers asking if they have done something wrong with their feeder). And Nyjer seed (seeds for finches) is expensive and can spoil quickly, which is a bummer. The best thing we c

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