Lady's Night

   We fill our birdbath each day with fresh water and in the 100 degree heat it is irresistable to birds. In the span of several minutes there were two female American Robins (Turdus migratorius), a large Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus mimus) and two special guests this afternoon, two female House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Yes, it was "Lady's Night" at the birdbath.

Female House Finch

   At first I blew off the female House Finches as just a couple of female English Sparrows (Passer Domesticus). We have a family of English Sparrows living in a birdhouse on the west side of the house. Then, Berry noticed the brown stripes on the breast and the shape of the beak and declared it to be the female version of the House Finch. Add that to the list of birds who have visited ye olde watering hole at our house.

Robert

photo courtesy of helman