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Posted 08 July 2012 - 12:09 AM
we disagree on this one she says female house finch and i think its a cassins finch female
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 12:20 AM
I think she's right but another angle would be helpful, if you have it.
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 01:01 AM
Lack of a strong pattern on the face leads me to believe this is a house finch.
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 04:35 AM
dk, you of all people, with all your years of experience, should know she's ALWAYS right! 
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 04:50 AM
dk, you of all people, with all your years of experience, should know she's ALWAYS right!
And even when she's wrong she's still right.
New Year's Resolutions:
Get my lifelist to 300 (at the time of the original writing-293, currently-294)
Finally get Mountain Quail and Vesper Sparrow
Top my previous single year best (2011-253) I'm at 210 as of 6/11.
Latest Lifer(s):Cassin's Kingbird, Basalt Campgrounds, San Luis Reservoir SRA, Merced County, CA, 6/3/13; Harris's Sparrow, Oka Ponds, Campbell, CA, 1/1/13
Favorite Recent Bird(s):Pileated Woodpecker, North Grove Trail, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Calaveras County, CA 6/8/13; Cassin's Kingbird (Lifer), Varied Thrush, Basalt Campgrounds, San Luis Reservoir SRA, Merced County, CA; Lesser Nighthawk, Santa Fe Grade Rd., Merced County, CA, 6/3/13; Yellow-breasted Chat, Knights Ferry Rec Area, Knights Ferry, CA; 5/20/13; Blue-winged Teal (Pair), Peregrine Falcon, Sanderling (3),Franklin's Gull (9), Modesto Wastewater Treatment Facility, Modesto, CA, 5/12/13; MacGillivray's Warber, Adair Rd., Modesto, CA, 5/5/13; Long-eared Owl, Mercy Hot Springs, Fresno County, CA
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 11:56 AM
Yeah, It's got that nice round head as well as no facial pattern.
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 03:13 PM
my excuse is that iv'e had multiple eye injurys and surgerys. but she says thats no excuse for being dumb
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Posted 08 July 2012 - 04:23 PM
Many thanks to those of you who explained why you identified this bird as a House Finch. That's very helpful to a newbie like me.
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