[wisb] RFI:Finch ID
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:17:36 -0600
Sidney Hamm's last post about the finch he photgraphed at Bong has me
realizing I have a lot to learn about Finch ID.
Because I live in the southern part of the state, I see very few Purple
Finches during the year, and I'm usually looking up at them. Those of you
who
live in the northern tier of counties probably see them regularly at your
feeders. Do any of the Purple Finches you see have as much brown on the
crown and cheeks as the bird in Sidney's photo?
The House Finches I see around here all have streaking on the underparts and
this is a major field mark mentioned in the field guides. So, conversely,
does anyone see House Finches with unstreaked underparts as seen on the
photo?
I find color to be the least useful ID mark with bird photos on my laptop.
Depending on how I have the screen tilted I can make the bird look
anywhere from the raspberry red of a Purple Finch to the brighter red of a
House Finch. This is due to the characteristics of an LCD display.
The bill looks large for a House Finch, but perhaps that is because
Sidney's lens puts the bird right in our face. We can't see the tail notch
which would help with the ID.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Thomas Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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