jase1125 Goldmember  More info | Dec 20, 2011 12:38 | #1
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Dec 20, 2011 13:00 | #2 Or perhaps a house finch Jason
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snyderman Cream of the Crop  7,084 posts Likes: 8 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Wadsworth, Ohio More info | Dec 20, 2011 13:37 | #3 Looks like a male house finch to me. They're the current 'nuisance' bird around the feeders this year. Canon 5D2 > 35L-85L-135L
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Oldjackssparrows Jeeeez, incredible comments!  More info | Dec 20, 2011 13:38 | #4 House finch I like #1 best Donate to Pekka, help pay our server costs...
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Sparkz Senior Member  280 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2008 Location: NY/NH More info | Dec 20, 2011 17:55 | #5 Might be a Purple Finch? Mike "Sparkz"
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Dec 20, 2011 18:23 | #6 My first thought was male house finch as well Chris
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birderman Goldmember 1,052 posts Likes: 44 Joined Mar 2011 Location: London, UK More info | Dec 21, 2011 04:47 | #7 House Finch...hmm not sure, I would opt for male common (red) crossbill........primarily feeds on fir-cones....in pine and spruce forests....mind you I am only basing it on what I know of British Birds....American birds seem to have a lot more similar looking species than we have in the UK and sometimes they even have different names for european birds..... Birderman
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dbriz POTN MILLIONAIRE  8,984 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: Arrowhead of Minnesota More info | Dec 21, 2011 07:32 | #8 This is a House Finch... the Red and White-winged Crossbills have bills that are just that, "crossed" for extracting seeds from pine and spruce cones... the Purple Finch has extensive red on the head & back & little flank streaking of brown... nice shots by the way. 7d, 50D, 400mm f/5.6, 300mm f/4, 70-200mm f/4 IS, 50mm f/1.8
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur "  More info | Like Dave says above. On looking closely at your House Finch, his bill is just a tiny bit crossed (  9111b White-Winged Crossbill by Wallace River, on Flickr 9099b White-Winged Crossbill by Wallace River, on FlickrIAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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) but this is a crossbill. A definitively crossed bill, plus black trim rather than brownish.