I have a mix of HOSPs and finches here, so to be safe, I shoot the male HOSPs only. Easy to identify, and when you eliminate the males, the females will disperse.
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House sparrows?
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@ShadyBrady - Here is a handy web page you might want to bookmark.
www.audubon.org
Another cool bird id tool is called Merlin. Really nice to drink a cup of coffee and listen to the bird calls and have it ID them.
merlin.allaboutbirds.org
I did like that three S's, gotta remember that one.
Identifying birds
Another cool bird id tool is called Merlin. Really nice to drink a cup of coffee and listen to the bird calls and have it ID them.
Merlin Bird ID - Home
Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar
merlin.allaboutbirds.org I did like that three S's, gotta remember that one.
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I agree
female House Finch
female House Finch
House Finch Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The House Finch is a recent introduction from western into eastern North America (and Hawaii), but it has received a warmer reception than other arrivals like the European Starling and House Sparrow. That’s partly due to the cheerful red head and breast of males, and to the bird’s long...
www.allaboutbirds.org
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I do some bird watching, occasionally pesting, those seem to be a combination of native sparrows and house finch females. House finch males are quite obvious. The sparrow with the brown striations along the chest and belly are song sparrows. They are in breeding season and get quite rowdy.
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