House finches and purple finches are both small birds which are native to North America. Both species have stunning red and ...

House finches are common sights at feeders during winter in this area, particularly in urban locations, but when they’re seen, they’re often mistaken for purple finches. It’s easy to see how ...

Purple finches are a native Minnesota species, similar in appearance to the house finch, a nonnative species also common in this area. The house finch is native to the western United States.

I’ve been trying for several years to get good pictures that show the differences between purple finches and house finches, the two species of reddish finches that live in or migrate through ...

Q: We live in Adams and are new at this: We have had bird feeders for two years now and have learned to name most of the birds that come.

Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

Over the years though, it’s been difficult to see a purple finch at the feeders because the introduced house finch chases it away. This spring, the bird tables were turned as seven female and at ...

Learn more. Purple finches are often regular visitors to our feeders. The gorgeous males with their deep red breasts and heads can only be confused with male house finches. A male house finch has ...

A very close cousin of the purple finch is the house finch. The male house finch is also quite reddish but the red is contained more on the head, neck and upper breast area. The female house finch ...

I hear the song again, take out my phone and tap the Merlin app. Even from inside the house the app identifies the bird. A purple finch! Yes, a purple finch! That’s what I thought that lively song was ...

The bird I show here is called the house finch. It competes directly with another native North American finch called the purple finch. As the house finch spread its range across the U.S., it ...