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Started this discussion. Last reply by sophie Oct 30, 2008.
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Skip replied to Judy's discussion Hummingbirds? in the group Burque Birding"We put our feeder up Saturday morning. This morning, April 8, we saw a male Black-chinned at the feeder. This is the earliest we've ever seen one. (April 16 back in 2006 was the old record.)"
Debby S replied to Skip's discussion Strange Bird in the group Burque Birding"Back in February of 2009, I was at work (near Yale and Coal), taking a break, watching birds on our porch. They were rather boring (same old same old), so I thought "Wow, I'd sure like to see a yellow bird..."
I swear, within…"
Skip replied to Skip's discussion Strange Bird in the group Burque Birding"Thank you, Bosque Bill. After checking Google Images and reading about the spread of the eye disease among finches first documented in the '90s, we are convinced this is what we saw. (A couple of those images also show the ruffled…"
Sarahjmd replied to Skip's discussion Strange Bird in the group Burque Birding"I have seen more anomalies of the House Finch than any other bird at our house, including yellow and orange and ones with growth on their heads, but the much bigger size really has me wondering. Have you looked at the beak really closely? Is it the…"
Bosque Bill replied to Skip's discussion Strange Bird in the group Burque Birding"Without a photo, I can't tell you what you saw, though House Finches do come in variants with yellow in place of red. Furthermore, there is an eye infection in Houses Finches that sounds like what you saw; Google "finch eye disease"…"
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My wife and I spotted for the second time what we initially thought was a yellow variant of the House Finch. But this morning, we saw him next to another House Finch at the bird bath and he was notably larger -- we estimate by some 20-25%. Further, he has an outgrowth, or swelling, around his left eye only, and when seen from the side, that area is pink. It would pass for a regular marking if it weren’t one-sided. Finally, what looked like a crest formed by either wet or wind-blown feathers is…See More
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