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| Photo copyright Gloria Z. Nagler |
He spent a little time in our yard.
How do I know it's not a House Finch (they look very similar)?
His song. I checked my recording of this guy's song against the House and Purple Finch songs on the Merlin Bird ID app (quite useful). Definitely the Purple Finch song.
--Gloria Z. Nagler
For those unfamiliar with the Merlin app, it's produced by Cornell University and is a great resource for birdwatchers or those interested in our local avian friends. You can identify birds by sound or by photograph. I've used it to identify the calls of a family of Merlins in the Echo Lake neighborhood. I also find that being able to identify a bird by sound makes it easier to know what to look for in making a visual identification like I did in first hearing, and then seeing, a Cooper's Hawk near the elementary school. I definitely second Gloria's recommendation
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