Outdoor Ontario
Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Napper on August 19, 2025, 08:31:47 PM
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Had a mystery bird last week though it might be a male Purple Finch.
Tonight at 19:40 hrs almost dark in a downpour this shows up
pic 1 is the bird pic 2 is from the past RBGB
Never seen a House Finch or a House sparrow Here by Georgian bay!
added a few notes
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It looks like a female Purple finch (notable bright eyebrow and heavy streaking on flank). I'm often amazed by how diminutive a female RBGB seems in the field, when I'm expecting a larger bird, and therefore one might easily confuse it with a female House/Purple finch, but then again, I'm continually amazed by a light switch and am confused by shoelaces. The rich earth tones and detailed contrast of the grosbeak are delightful and when a bird is wet, well, all the more so. Maybe you will also get to see a male Purple finch in the next few days. You do realize, I hope, that when you ask for an opinion, I might be tempted to go on-and-on and spin off on an irrelevant tangent, as I'm so inclined to do. There is risk lurking everywhere.