Northern Utah - Perching Feeding bird. (1 Viewer)

Doughnuteater

Well-known member

• Aug 21, 2008

• #1

So a bird came to my feeder the other day. At first I though it was just a female House finch, but upon closer inspecion it had a red beak.
Anyone know what it might be? Sorry I have no picture.

 

Doughnuteater

Well-known member

• Aug 22, 2008

• #2

Forgot to mention, It looked a bit darker than a female house finch.

 

Tero

Retired

• Aug 22, 2008

• #3

So you are saying it was brown and streaky with a red bill. Sometimes birds stick their bill into red stuff or eat berries.

 

Doughnuteater

Well-known member

• Aug 22, 2008

• #4

Do housefinches eat berries? I didnt think they did. And the red looked like the natural color of the beak.

 

MLoyko

d[-_-]b

• Aug 22, 2008

• #5

How red was the beak, like pale red or cardinal red?

I've been searching and cannot find anything that fits? I'll keep looking though!

Matt

 

Last edited: Aug 23, 2008

Doughnuteater

Well-known member

• Aug 22, 2008

• #6

From the binoculars it looked cardinal red.

 

MLoyko

d[-_-]b

• Aug 23, 2008

• #7

I'm stumped! The only thing I could find close is this Juvenile Java Sparrow, but it would have been an escape and Sibley's says escapees mainly occur in Florida! Plus the bill isn't as red as you said it seemed. I don't know.

Beats me?! :-C

Good Luck,
Matt

 

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Doughnuteater

Well-known member

• Aug 24, 2008

• #8

I guess it was just a female house finch that started bleeding or somthing, who knows.

 

Jan-Paul Charteris

Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast

• Aug 24, 2008

• #9

Doughnuteater said:

I guess it was just a female house finch that started bleeding or somthing, who knows.

Click to expand...

Maybe it was had been continuing the traditional namesake of Doughnut eating Doughtnuteater, jam ones that be?

Jan

 

jcwings

Well-known member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #10

It didn't happen to look like one of these, did it?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulabirds/154737249/

I once caught an escaped one. Surely saved it from a certain death by alley cat. I've seen others free-flying as well, but in southern CA.

 

Doughnuteater

Well-known member

• Aug 25, 2008

• #11

Nope. It was just plain brown. But damn I wish it was one of those, those look awesome