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This 3 page paper discusses some aspects of house finches including their habitat, food, coloration and other points. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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found throughout the United States. In the East, they are located in "cities and residential areas," while in the West they can be found in "Chaparral, deserts, and orchards, as
well as coastal valleys that were formerly forested with redwood, cedar, or Douglas fir but have now become suburban" (House finch Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). They were originally a Western species
with a range from "southern Canada to southern Mexico, and east to Nebraska" (House finch Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). The birds now common in the East are descended from caged birds
that were released near New York City in the 1940s (House finch Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). The pairs breed from two to four times per summer; the female lays from three
to five "bluish, lightly streaked or spotted eggs" (House finch Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). The nests are compact and tightly woven, and are found in bushes, natural cavities and on buildings
(House finch Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). The finches chirp, sounding much like the house sparrow; when they sing, they do so for prolonged periods, located on a "high tree, antenna or
similar post" (House finch Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). They warble their song the same as canaries do, but "without the musical trills and rolls" (House finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, 2005). The birds
are year-round residents throughout most of their range, but the "eastern population, unlike its western counterparts, has developed a seasonal migration pattern" (House finch - Bird of the month, 2005).
Interestingly, it appears from these comments that it is the females who migrate; the source says "... southern states will often see a large winter influx of the drab females,
while the north enjoys the more colorful stay close to home males" (House finch - Bird of the month, 2005). Clearly, then, the female house finch in the Eastern states
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