House finch sounds good. Often you'll see birds that look much more
orange than red. Had on at the Audubon House in Portland about two weeks
ago, though I don't see orange ones this much out here. At my grandmother's
feeder back in Boston, I can remember them being orange far more often
than being red.

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On Tue, 1 Aug 1995, Kelly Cassidy wrote:

>
> House finch?
>
> Kelly Cassidy
> >
> > I am not a very accomplished birder, so it's no surprise that I was
> > totally unable to identify a bird I saw on Capitol Hill near Interlaken
> > Park last weekend. It was *ORANGE*. That's the key distinguishing
> > feature. Dark wings, dark head, dark tail, and definitely not a robin.
> > The orange color fades progressively becoming lighter further down the
> > bird's belly. It flies with an intermittent, rapid swooping, or dipping
> > flight. Never heard it. I have a few ideas what it might be, but
> > they're pretty unlikely.
> >
> > Any *real* birder who can suggest what this orange bird was?
> >
> > - S
> >
>