[Tweeters] Unknown - ID help requested ...

[Louise]

The bill does look slightly crossed, but I think that's a trick of the
angle. It doesn't look crossed enough to be a crossbill - I'm on the house
finch side.

Louise Rutter
Kirkland

On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 4:32 PM Mason Maron <mmaron101 at gmail.com> wrote:


> This is a female House Finch beyond a shadow of a doubt. The most obvious

> field mark that would rule out Red Crossbill would be the chunky, uncrossed

> bill.

>

> Mason Maron

>

> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 3:53 PM Larry Schwitters <leschwitters at me.com>

> wrote:

>

>> How about a female house finch.

>

> Larry Schwitters

> Issaquah

>

> > On Sep 27, 2023, at 2:55 PM, dgrainger at birdsbydave.com wrote:

> >

> > That  is a crossbill

> >

> > n 2023-09-27 14:27, jimbetz at jimbetz.com wrote:

> >> Hi,

> >>  Would some kind soul help with the ID for this bird?

> >> I've searched Merlin using several different approaches and

> >> can not develop a certainty of sufficient strength.

> >>  I have some guesses but am holding off on those until I

> >> hear from someone about their ID.

> >>

>

> https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-rPhWGVr

> <https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-rPhWGVr/A>

> 141166216241

> <https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-rPhWGVr/A>

> /A

> <https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-rPhWGVr/A>

>

>> >>  There are several other recent photos there that you might enjoy also.

>> >> Just use the 'arrows' to move forward or backward in the gallery.

>> >>                                                        - Jim

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