Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on December 06, 2014, 06:26:52 PM

Title: Need help confirming house Finch or Purple Finch
Post by: cosmo3667 on December 06, 2014, 06:26:52 PM
Spotted these feeding in the bush Scarborough Bluffs  but can't be sure if House or Purple Finches

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Purplefinch1_zps42765034.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Purplefinch1_zps42765034.jpg.html)

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Purplefinch2_zps35551cd6.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Purplefinch2_zps35551cd6.jpg.html)

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Purplefinch3_zps39dcf866.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Purplefinch3_zps39dcf866.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Need help confirming house Finch or Purple Finch
Post by: Rotarran on December 06, 2014, 06:37:00 PM
House Finch due to brown cheek-patches.
Title: Re: Need help confirming house Finch or Purple Finch
Post by: cosmo3667 on December 06, 2014, 06:59:40 PM
Quote from: "Rotarran"
House Finch due to brown cheek-patches.

thanks a lot as I suspected but not entirely sure and thus the usefulness of this forum
Title: Re: Need help confirming house Finch or Purple Finch
Post by: Walter Fisher on December 08, 2014, 11:35:56 PM
Hey cos,

In your first two shots you can clearly see the brown coloured crown on the head which is another characteristic of the House Finch.  Also, male House Finches are red and male Purple Finches are raspberry in colour.

Walter :)
Title: Re: Need help confirming house Finch or Purple Finch
Post by: cosmo3667 on December 10, 2014, 06:59:09 PM
Quote from: "Walter Fisher"
Hey cos,

In your first two shots you can clearly see the brown coloured crown on the head which is another characteristic of the House Finch.  Also, male House Finches are red and male Purple Finches are raspberry in colour.

Walter :)
thanks Walter see you around the neighborhood. Will keep that important identifying trick in mind