Sigh!  Must be a house finch...thanks Jen and Nina....gets eraser out and takes off checkmark. :-D

"Jen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi Steve-
>
>The finch in the photo is a male House Finch. the streaking on the
>underparts and along the sides, plus the limited raspberry red blush
>on the head and tail, the short stout bill, and the overall brownish
>appearance are clear. Male Purple Finches are REALLY red- almost
>pinkish red- allover. Male Purples have virtually no streaking on the
>underparts because they're just rosy red from top to bottom. Purples
>are larger than House Finches, typically appear crested, and have a
>larger, more pointed bill. Some male House Finches can appear pretty
>red, bu never come close to the wholesomely pinkred male Purple!
>
>Thanks for sharing
>Cheers!
>Jen
>
>Sent from my iPod
>
>On Jan 14, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Had a great find yesterday at my feeder.  A male Purple Finch.  It
>> was a
>> bit smaller than the regular House Finches that were there and had
>> just
>> a little blush of red starting to show over its whole head and
>> underside.  There was also two females there.  I thought at first
>that
>> they might be siskins, but then the male popped up.  The eyes of the
>> females are just getting the eyestripes...they are faint but they are
>> there.  So I am calling all three of them first years.
>>
>> Also have had a fun time taking pictures of Roasted Marshmallow Birds
>> (Snow Buntings)  Over on Phelps Rd in Union County.  A flock of 50
>> or so
>> are there daily.  Plus I have had my fill of Longspurs as
>well...well,
>> maybe a few more...;-D
>>
>> Pictures here, If someone could please confirm the Finches  I'm 95%
>> sure, I just need a second set of eyes.  Here is a pic that shows
>it's
>> tail real good.:
>> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/_DSC3126.jpg .
>> Plus lots more here:
>http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/
>>
>> Also, hey birding photographers, something that I had fun with
>> yesterday; fine tuning the Autofocus of my lens to my camera.  If
>your
>> camera can do this,(Nikon, Canon, & maybe other SLRs) I highly
>> recommend
>> it, I used a cereal box to focus on, and you would not believe the
>> difference:
>> Bunting Before:
>> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/_DSC2982.jpg
>>
>> Bunting After:
>> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/_DSC3242.jpg
>>
>> Both are same distance..ish and focal length.
>>
>> Thanks, and have a great day!
>>
>> Steve J.
>>
>>
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