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Photo by Karen Mari
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Field Notes

Description:

5in. Eating birch seeds in the suburbs. Brown back, striped black and white tail feathers, dull yellow throat and breast.

Habitat:

Suburbs/golf course

Notes:

Possibly a pine grosbeak?

Species ID Suggestions

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

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Comments (1)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Back is not patterned like Pine, I think Evening is more likely, especially with the yellow you describe.

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PublishedDecember 30, 2015

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