help ID a sparrow?

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Lately i have see what i think are sparrows setting at a bird feeder. red head,a nd red patch ont he chest. any ideas on type?

thanks

soundguy
 
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We have a lot of house finches up here in the north - not much help with Florida birds.
 
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Call them song sparrows here, at least locally. Very vocal and sound nice. Have only been here about 7 or 8 years, just moved in, about the same time the possums did.
 
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I'm trying to get a pic of one of them..

soundguy
 
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Soundguy said:
Lately i have see what i think are sparrows setting at a bird feeder. red head,a nd red patch ont he chest. any ideas on type?

thanks

soundguy
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sounds like the house finches i get.

purple finches have more purple to them
 
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