Hi Paul,

I had an orange house finch visit our Worthington feeder a winter or two ago (off & on, but never when a camera was nearby!).  Cool looking birds, I believe I read the color variation was due to a nutrient deficiency during molt.

Glad you finally saw the crossbills!  I saw a small flock by the worthington rec center.  We planted hemlocks & pines in hopes of one day luring them to our yard.

Cheers,
Heather

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On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Paul Graham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I would like to know if anyone has seen the yellowish/orange variant of a
> House Finch recently -- or in general.  I was helping Highbanks Metro Park
> last Friday with their Project Feeder Watch Program and we had a variant
> male  come in 3 times.  I had never seen one before.  Tried to snap a photo  on
> my smart phone but haven't put it on the computer yet to see if I got
> anything.  Regardless, I'm just curious about how common or uncommon these  are
> in Ohio in general and in Central Ohio in specific.
> 
> thanks
> 
> Paul Graham
> 
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