House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus

The House Finch is a permanent resident throughout the continental U.S. and most of Mexico. The male has a red head and red breast with brown streaks which make if fairly easy to spot. There is a yellow variant where the head and breast are yellow. Check out some of the pictures below to see this.

The House Finch mostly eat grains, seeds and berries. They will visit bird feeders. We always have a few eating our Sunflower seeds.

Juvenile

5 chicks in nest, 5-7 days old 05/07/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA 5 chicks in nest, 5-7 days old 05/07/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA	5-7 days old 05/07/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA 5-7 days old 05/07/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA	9-11 days old 05/11/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA 9-11 days old 05/11/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA
13-15 days old 05/15/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA 13-15 days old 05/15/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA	13-15 days old 05/15/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA 13-15 days old 05/15/2009 - Richmond Neighborhood, CA	Believe it is a juvenile molting to adult plumage - note tongue 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI Believe it is a juvenile molting to adult plumage - note tongue 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI
Believe it is a juvenile molting to adult plumage - note tongue 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI Believe it is a juvenile molting to adult plumage - note tongue 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI	Believe bird on the right is a juvenile 07/17/2008 - Home - Kensington, CA Believe bird on the right is a juvenile 07/17/2008 - Home - Kensington, CA

Adult

Males - bird on left is a yellow variant House Finch 10/17/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Males - bird on left is a yellow variant House Finch 10/17/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Male 06/28/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male 06/28/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	10/12/2008 - Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA 10/12/2008 - Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA
Yellow variant 06/27/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Yellow variant 06/27/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Male 10/01/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male 10/01/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Male - yellow variant 10/24/2009 - Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM Male - yellow variant 10/24/2009 - Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM
Female 10/24/2009 - Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM Female 10/24/2009 - Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM	Bird in background is a yellow variant 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI Bird in background is a yellow variant 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI	Interesting yellow rump 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI Interesting yellow rump 09/09/2011 - Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI
Female in center 04/01/2007 - Home - Kensington, CA Female in center 04/01/2007 - Home - Kensington, CA	Male 05/17/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male 05/17/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Male 06/05/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA Male 06/05/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
Female 06/27/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Female 06/27/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Male 08/29/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male 08/29/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Female - beak red from eating berries 10/03/2007 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA Female - beak red from eating berries 10/03/2007 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA
Male 01/23/2008 - Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi Male 01/23/2008 - Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi	Male 01/25/2008 - Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI Male 01/25/2008 - Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI	Male - yellow variant 04/10/2008 - Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA Male - yellow variant 04/10/2008 - Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA
Male 04/15/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male 04/15/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Nest building 03/25/2010 - Coronado State Monument Nest building 03/25/2010 - Coronado State Monument	Males 02/21/2012 - Estrella Mountain Park, AZ Males 02/21/2012 - Estrella Mountain Park, AZ

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