Learn how to distinguish a Cassin’s finch from other finch look-alikes. Find out what these western finches eat and where to ...

A female house finch forages near the Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz. House finches are common from coast to coast today and are familiar visitors to backyard feeders. These birds are native to the ...

She lacks the distinct pale eyebrow found on the male. Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only ...

On freshly molted (nonbreeding) bird, the blackish and reddish ... Flight more resembles the house finch than native sparrows. A female orange bishop may be passed off as female house sparrow ...

By far, the most regular brown bird on our feeder is the female house finch. The male has a pink head and breast and the female is a drab brown. Look for the conical, seed-cracking bill.