Tag: House Finch

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House Finches Feeding on Seaside Goldenrod

December 3, 2018 by Corey 1 Comment

While birding out at the coast of Queens this year I have noticed on several occasions a variety of birds, mostly finches, feeding on...

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Come@Me: Invasive Species Can Be Awesome

June 29, 2018 by Carrie 2 Comments

I know we all hate European Starlings; I know that as environmentalists, this is part of our job. But come on. Like Darth Vader,...

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Water Feature Visitors

September 21, 2017 by Larry 7 Comments

We have a small water feature off our back porch. It’s probably about 300 square feet in size, holding maybe 2000 gallons of water....

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Some of My Christmas Day Yard Birds

December 29, 2016 by Larry 5 Comments

Christmas morning I looked out my window and saw something I had only seen once before in my backyard, a Phainopepla! I watched as...

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Arden Zich: Love in the Time of Conjunctivitis

January 1, 2016 by Suzie 4 Comments

Today’s Guest Blog was written by Arden Zich, volunteer with Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn, IL: Congratulating myself for leaving the house on time,...

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What’s Up With This House Finch

February 19, 2014 by Birdchick 1 Comment

House Finches are common enough birds at most bird feeding stations. Below is how we are accustomed to seeing the males at the feeder:...

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Purple Finches vs House Finches

December 11, 2013 by Birdchick 2 Comments

When I was kid, I tried to turn every House Finch we had in Indiana into a Purple Finch. Trying to figure out if...

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American Rosefinches; Can You Tell Them Apart?

August 14, 2013 by Larry 4 Comments

After spotting the Cassin’s Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) pair above a couple of weeks ago at Lassen Volcanic National Park, I thought I had a new lifer!...

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