Photos by BarrytheBirder
HOUSE FINCH
Carpodacus mexicanus
Male
Male and female
My Peterson Field Guide says that the House Finch was transplanted from the historic western U.S. and Canada to the northeast U.S. about 1940. Since then it has apparently become the dominant species at many eastern feeders; but not in my neck of the woods in Southern Ontario, at least in winter. In my backyard and those of my nearby neighbours, Goldfinches, Juncos, Common Redpolls and Siskins always outnumber the House Finches when the snow flies.
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BarrytheBirder
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