I agree the bird appears to be an orange variant House Finch.
The sound file attached is what’s most interesting to me however, I’ve never
heard a House Finch sound like that.
It almost sounds like a Prairie Warbler or field sparrow .... very odd if it
was the finch song.
Good Birding,
Rob Lane
Louisville KY
On May 23, 2018, at 3:04 PM, Sean Ward <sean.et.cetera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Everyone,
The last few weeks I have had a bird around the neighborhood that hasn't
looked or sounded correct. My neighbor finally managed to capture some
decent pictures of the bird, so I wanted to see if anyone had thoughts as to
what this might be. My first hunch is a yellow/orange house finch or some
sort of finch hybrid (but I'm not sure with what). Aside from looking wrong,
the call doesn't sound right either.
I've attached one of the images to this message, but the remainder are up on
my OneDrive along with a video of it calling.
https://1drv.ms/a/s!AluErmuiuTrX31UngI6emZidiigk
Sean Ward
Louisville
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