MALE HOUSE FINCH, FRUITLAND ROAD, STONEY CREEK, HAMILTON, ON

   These photos were taken at the Lake Ontario end of Fruitland Road.  We can ID this bird as a male House Finch as follows:

• Red head, face and breast with some of the red extending down the back.
• Stubby bill with curved culmen.
• Red rump.
• Shallow notched tail.
• Streaky belly and flanks.