[Length 6 in. Wingspan 9.5 in.]

This female House Finch was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 13, 2009)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 9.5 in.]

This male House Finch was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1990)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 10 in.]

The male Purple Finch has a reddish strawberry tint on his head, upper breast, and rump. The lack of crisp streaking below helps to separate the male Purple Finch from the similar male House Finch. The Purple Finch breeds in mixed and coniferous woodlands, and coniferous trees in suburban areas throughout the northeastern US, across most of southern Canada, and down the Pacific coast. It winters throughout the eastern US, and in the Pacific coast states. This male "Interior" Purple Finch was photographed on the ground near a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 10 in.]

This female "Interior" Purple Finch was photographed at a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saffron Finch was photographed at Barranquilla, Department Atlantico, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 12, 2009)

[Length 6.7 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Santa Marta Brush-Finch (an endemic species) was photographed at the ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Department Magdalena, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 8, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

American Goldfinches are common breeders and feeder visitors throughout much of the US and southern Canada. The males are stunning in their bright yellow-gold and black plumage. The call of the American Goldfinch, usually given in flight, is a repetitive "POTATO-CHIP" or "PER-CHICK-A-REE". It is easy to learn and allows the bird to be identified long before it is seen. This male was photographed at a feeder at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male American Goldfinch was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: August 1987)