The species was first collected in the 1850s during ... and more acutely pointed than those of either purple or house finches. Second-year male Cassin’s finches retain brown plumage and look ...

Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

Purple finches are a deep cranberry or raspberry color on most of their body. Male house finches are more ... On the males, ...