The Facts About Finches!

Finches are among the most popular birds in the United States for outdoor pet enthusiasts!  We all know that they are colorful and friendly, but did you know...

Goldfinches

• Molt their feathers twice a year - the male becomes brown in the winter!
• Make nest that are so well built that they can even hold water!
• Calls with a per-chick-o-ree and in flight, a see-me, see-me. The song is a melody of trills and sweet notes.

House Finches

• Spread across the United States, partially due to the help of humans who kept them as caged birds (known as "Hollywood Finches").
• Calls with a chirp or queet.  The song is a repeated warble ending with a harsh chee-ur.
• Will even visit a sugar water feeder on occasion!

Purple Finches

• Are the "country cousins" to the House Finch - they spend most of their time in the woodlands.
• Live in nomadic flocks that descend on a backyard, then move on.
• Calls witha  sharp, metallic tick, and in flight a musicall chur-lee. Ther song resembles that of a house finch, but lacks the harsh final notes.