House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Year-round in CharlotteCommon

The take

The chattery red-washed finch nesting in your porch fern.

How to ID it

  • Males are rosy red on the face and upper breast with a streaky brown back and belly
  • Females are plain grayish-brown with thick, blurry streaks and an indistinct face
  • Gregarious at feeders, with a bouncy, undulating flight

Field marks at a glance

Size
small
Head
rosy red face (male)
Call
long jumbled warble ending in a buzz

Where & when

Year-round in Charlotte

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