Weekly Bird Identification Quiz
October 26 - November 12, 2009
How to Identify:
This bird may resemble a finch or a sparrow but the thickness of the bill limits the options to just finches. The bill is too thick to be any of the sparrows. The thick dark streaking underneath with the pale eyebrow and malar identify this as a Purple Finch.
Answer: Purple Finch
Photo Location: Hamilton County, IN
Photo Date: October 2009
Correct Answers:
James Fox, Farmington Hills, MI
Landon Neumann, Logansport, IN
Other Answers:
None