Try this link:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/finchIDtable.html
Judy Lundquist
On 1/7/2013 8:42 PM, Gretchen Tremoulet wrote:
I've been told to look at the stripes on the sides - if they are brown it's a house finch, if they are pink/purple it's a purple finch. I have NO IDEA if that's good advice - can't remember who told me.
I **really** hope to learn the difference from this conversation.
On 1/7/2013 11:21 AM, Laura Haggarty wrote:
Although the more I look at that, maybe it is House. I may have spoken too
soon.
What did the top of the head look like? Was it all red? When did the brown
start?
Laura Haggarty
Berry, KY
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Birder friends: is this a house finch or a purple finch? There's a reason
why Im asking which I will reveal after I get some opinions.
