Juvenile House Finch? Male? (1 Viewer)

LumixFZ

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• Sep 9, 2017

• #1

Seen today at the feeder in Ohio. I am thinking it is a juvenile male house finch or am I way off?

 

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KC Foggin

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• Sep 9, 2017

• #2

The beak doesn't seem right for a House Finch especially on the second image. Some kind of juvenile Grosbeak perhaps? Let's see what the geniuses say.

 

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birdmeister

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• Sep 9, 2017

• #3

To me, perhaps the bill looks a bit large for House Finch in the first image, but it's still a House Finch for sure. My age guess is that it's a young male.

 

KC Foggin

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• Sep 9, 2017

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Okay, the fact that the bill was so dark in the second image through me off a bit. In that case a juvie male House Finch.

 

LumixFZ

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• Sep 9, 2017

• #5

Thanks, that is what I thought. That little hint of red on the chest and even seen near the face is what made me think it was a juvie male house finch. I have quite a number of mature ones around here too.