I’ve had a yellow/orange male finch from time to time. The thinking of some of my club members is that the color variation is due to diet. Cecelia Mathis Sparta, NC From: Jud Johnston Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 9:26 AM To: robert_p_ford@xxxxxxx ; Tennessee Birds Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: house finch - yellow variation? A few weeks back, I had the only one of these I've seen in 30+ years of feeding birds. I only saw it once, and it apparently moved on. Jud Johnston Waynesboro Wayne County