Need help confirming house Finch or Purple Finch

[cosmo3667]

Spotted these feeding in the bush Scarborough Bluffs  but can't be sure if House or Purple Finches

[Rotarran]

House Finch due to brown cheek-patches.

[cosmo3667]

House Finch due to brown cheek-patches.

thanks a lot as I suspected but not entirely sure and thus the usefulness of this forum

[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

[cosmo3667]

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