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Ignored them for awhile (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Habitat
- Originally only a resident of Mexico and the southwestern United States, they were introduced to eastern North America in the 1940s.
- Location
- The birds were sold illegally in New York City[6] as "Hollywood Finches", a marketing artifice.[5] To avoid prosecution under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, vendors and owners released the birds. They have since become naturalized; in largely unforested land across the eastern U.S.
- Date taken
- Aug., 2022
- Scientific name
- Haemorhous mexicanus
- Equipment used
- Nikon D90, SIGMA 80-400/4.5-5.6 DG OS. plus a 1+1/4 extender with Flash, hand held
