These were spotted in the marsh, the normal house finches are more rosey in color, but looking in the bird books, didn't seem to fit.
dancinec Cream of the Crop  8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Dec 29, 2005 00:45 | #1 These were spotted in the marsh, the normal house finches are more rosey in color, but looking in the bird books, didn't seem to fit. Dennis
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GaryFairhead Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 29, 2005 01:20 | #2 I checked a couple of my guides Denis and I keep coming back to the House Finch. I looked at sparrows as well. It does have that finch beak and the feathers and wings also brings me back to the House Finch. Colors are out of synch though with what appears to be orange over eye and under wings?? Perhaps a juvenile or it is molting . Someone on this forum will surely know exactly what it is. I had a duck about a month ago that was identified as a Hybrid ( Black duck and Mallard). Sorry I don't have the answer....nice clean shots btw. Gary Fairhead C/C welcome .....
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WayneWood Goldmember  More info | I agree with Gary I had a house finch in my yard last year that was orange in color instead of rosy kinda threw me off a little Canon EOS 50D; Canon EOS 20D
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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop  10,252 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | Dec 29, 2005 07:41 | #4 The winter plumage is hard to ID sometimes. Whichever bird it is, you did a great job capturing him/her. Fee
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Gary Fairhead wrote: I checked a couple of my guides Denis and I keep coming back to the House Finch. I looked at sparrows as well. It does have that finch beak and the feathers and wings also brings me back to the House Finch. Colors are out of synch though with what appears to be orange over eye and under wings?? Perhaps a juvenile or it is molting . Someone on this forum will surely know exactly what it is. I had a duck about a month ago that was identified as a Hybrid ( Black duck and Mallard). Sorry I don't have the answer....nice clean shots btw. There were several birds and all were this orangish color and not the typical reddish color. I have the more typical finches at my feeder all the time. Thanks Gary for the comments. Dennis
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | liv2trip wrote: I agree with Gary I had a house finch in my yard last year that was orange in color instead of rosy kinda threw me off a little Thanks for the comments. Dennis
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | cfcRebel wrote: The winter plumage is hard to ID sometimes. Whichever bird it is, you did a great job capturing him/her. Thanks cfc for your kind comments. Dennis
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dancad Goldmember  4,641 posts Likes: 36 Joined May 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada More info | Dec 30, 2005 14:21 | #8 Yes, there are individuals that are more orangish and even yellowish (but rarely). I've personally never seen one of these uncommon variations, and you not only seen one but photographed it nicely too. Daniel Cadieux
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ScottElowitz Member 66 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: NJ More info | Dec 30, 2005 23:38 | #9 This is a House Finch. Scott Elowitz
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | dancad wrote: Yes, there are individuals that are more orangish and even yellowish (but rarely). I've personally never seen one of these uncommon variations, and you not only seen one but photographed it nicely too. Thanks Dan for your kind comments. Dennis
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Scott Elowitz wrote: This is a House Finch. Thanks Scott for the commenting. Dennis
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tupe Goldmember  More info | Dec 31, 2005 19:14 | #12 Nice work on the captures. --Joe
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | tupe wrote: Nice work on the captures. This looks like a Cassin's Finch to me: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/CASFIN/  Thanks for stopping by and commenting. The problem is the orange color, not a bit of red at all. There were several birds that looked like this. Dennis
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