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Post by neal on Oct 5, 2021 8:44:23 GMT -8
I need an opinion on this one... I am thinking female Purple Finch... but not sure...  Finch by Neal, on Flickr |
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Post by birderbert on Oct 5, 2021 9:16:18 GMT -8
Looks like a Pine Siskin?
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Post by neal on Oct 5, 2021 10:51:03 GMT -8
Looks like a Pine Siskin? That is what I thought at first Bert, but the bill is wrong for a siskin.. The siskin bill is much sharper.... I am pretty sure a Purple Finch now.... Cheers... Neal |
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Post by merlinator on Oct 5, 2021 11:30:05 GMT -8
I agree with birderbert, sure looks like a pine siskin with all those yellow feathers, something you don't see on a purple finch. Bill looking odd may be the angle it was taken.
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Post by Ben on Oct 5, 2021 13:39:03 GMT -8
Looks fine for Purple Finch to me. Compare: macaulaylibrary.org/asset/225216451Head pattern is good, bill isn't thin as expected on Pine Siskin, and like the ML image shows, some color on the bird is fine. |
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Post by birderbert on Oct 5, 2021 13:48:58 GMT -8
I think you are right about the bill! Purple Finch it is!!
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Post by paulos on Oct 5, 2021 15:23:34 GMT -8
I agree that it's a purple finch--they often have a greenish plumage. I don't usually see then this bright.
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