Red/White bird Dayton, Ohio (1 Viewer)

[MichelleOhio]

Sorry, no pictures...yet. My Mother had a pair of birds this morning that she can't identify and I can't identify from her description...any thoughts would be appreciated.

Here's the info she gave me:

The size of a finch/sparrow
Red head & breast
White belly
Black & white wings and tail
Red on back (between wings above tail)

That's all I have to go on.

 

[phil baber]

House Finch? Cassin's? Purple?

http://sdakotabirds.com/species/photos/house_finch.JPG

http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsD-K/HouseFinchDG.jpg

These are links to House Finch and my gut feeling! What a gorgeous bird!

Hope your Mom agrees!

(Obviously they were both males!)

 

[MichelleOhio]

Thanks, Phil, but not a House or Purple Finch...she can ID those. She says this was a more "drastic" colored bird. Thumbing through her field guide she said, "oh, there it is!" but it was a Green Kingfisher. LOL

She also says they weren't woodpeckers as they were smaller and more finch/sparrow like.

 

[phil baber]

Darn!

Pine Grosbeak?

http://www.my-photo-blog.com/wp-con...ow your Mom on an image search! Good luck!!!

 

[Lisa W]

Maybe far fetched but how about a Common Redpoll?

 

[phil baber]

Maybe so...

http://50birds.com/uploads/cyberhawk/2004-10-28_233035_Common_Redpoll.jpg

The amount of red/pink on rump would be very limited tho!

 

[james holdsworth]

WW Crossbill?

 

[MLoyko]

Doubt it but Rose-breasted Grosbeak? Just throwing it out there. As a suggestion.

EDIT: Nevermind, she said the head was red.... haha sorry I'm exhausted.

 

[AlexC]

Red-headed Woodpecker?