One of the things I love best about Edhat is getting help with identifying flora and fauna. Can someone tell me what bird this is?
COMMENT 273797
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2012-04-22 12:25 PM |
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It's the newest US Air Force mini-drone.
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COMMENT 273798
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2012-04-22 12:28 PM |
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Finch; forgot the exact name, red something, pink... Anyway, an LGB (Little Gray Bird) with some red on it.
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COMMENT 273801P
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2012-04-22 12:37 PM |
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House Finch 5-6" (13-15 cm). Sparrow-sized. Most adult males bright red on crown, breast, and rump, but less extensively so than male Cassin's and Purple Finches. Female has plain, unstriped head and heavy streaking on light underside. Immature males less highly colored, often orangish or yellowish on head and breast.
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COMMENT 273802
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2012-04-22 12:38 PM |
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It being Spring and all, I think they do that to look spiffy for the girls.
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COMMENT 273805
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2012-04-22 12:52 PM |
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I'm no expert, but to me it looks a lot like a very young red breasted robin, but it's difficult to determine the size from the photo. Could also be a female towhee.
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COMMENT 273806
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2012-04-22 01:04 PM |
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Definitely NOT a robin....
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COMMENT 273808
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2012-04-22 01:11 PM |
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A Rose Throated Finch in his best Sunday go to meeting outfit
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COMMENT 273813P
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2012-04-22 01:44 PM |
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Thanks from OP. Definitely a very flashy House Finch.
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MTNDRIVER
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2012-04-22 02:03 PM |
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House finch--15 of them on my bird feeder right now.
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COMMENT 273824P
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2012-04-22 02:30 PM |
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Love those male House Finches. The redder they are the more they attract the ladies :-). I have a feeder outside the window in front of my computer and I love watching them this time of year.
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COMMENT 273832
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2012-04-22 03:43 PM |
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Neither a Robin nor a Towhee. The Towhee,whose job it is to scratch and dig out the new potting soil in my terrace containers; is a modest grey/brown all over until he flicks his proportionately long and impressive tail, treating us to a glimpse of his glorious rust/red underpants!
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COMMENT 273872
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2012-04-22 08:50 PM |
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Angry Bird
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SEEDLADY
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2012-04-23 06:49 AM |
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On a guided bird walk recently at SLO's Rancho El Chorro regional park (where we met some fellow birders from Ventura Audubon) the leader remarked as we listened for bird calls " it would be a much less colorful world without finches and their songs". I've always been blase about finches, but realized he was right, they add so much ricness to our audible world.
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OOTSCOOT
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2012-04-23 06:51 AM |
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House Finch. Sometimes seen with orange colors as well.
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COMMENT 273921
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2012-04-23 07:56 AM |
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DLBB = damn little brown bird, but with some red on it -- okay, LOTS of red.
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COMMENT 273950P
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2012-04-23 08:57 AM |
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Male house finch. Not native to US - came over on ships from England - so long ago that they're lost their accents ;) The SB Botanic Garden has monthly bird walks you can go on...with very knowledgeable docents. They've helped me learn the different species here.
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FLICKA
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2012-04-23 10:18 AM |
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I have a friend who rents a guest house for short term stays, weekends, etc. One woman from Los Angeles told the landlady her husband woke her and wanted to know what was making all the noise outside; birds, he'd never heard them.
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COMMENT 274042
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2012-04-23 11:43 AM |
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Red bird with beak.
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OLDFOGEY
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2012-04-23 12:24 PM |
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Commenter 273950P: Could you be confusing the house finch with the house sparrow, formerly known as the English sparrow, that came from Europe? According to the information I found on the Web the house finch is native to North America, the western part.
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COMMENT 274094
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2012-04-23 01:17 PM |
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If you want help with bird ID, Chaucer's and SB Museum of Natural History have good books. I have one, Sibley's guide to north amercan birds if I recall right, that is good.
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