I believe I've seen juvenile House Finches at my feeder lately; they usually show little tufts of down on top of their heads.

Barry Ulman
Bellingham, WA.



On May 23, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Doreen Gillespie wrote:

> I had thought I was observing courtship behavior for the last several weeks, with female wing-fluttering directed toward males. However, yesterday I saw this behavior directed toward females, and this morning I saw three females/immatures all directing their fluttering toward one male at one time....he did not seem interested and showed no feeding behavior.
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> I think this is a little early for fledging, especially considering our late spring--am I still seeing courtship with a little mixed-sex behavior? I haven't heard the typical fledgling feeding calls, so I am inclined to this think is simply courtship.
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> Doreen
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