House Finches are found in residential areas ... If you see a crested bird with a red head and short conical bill at your seed feeder it is going to be one of the cardinals.

The attractive house ... finch with a longish, slightly notched tail, short wings, and a distinctly small bill with a curved culmen. Male: the breast, rump, and front of the head are typically red ...

A male house finch that is a regular visitor to my deck for sunflower seeds appears sick. He’s less active, and when he ...

It occasionally joins the more common house finch at ... than other Haemorhous finches, with distinctive fine streaking on the undertail coverts. Male: a bright pinkish-red crown contrasts sharply ...