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Bird category

Finches & sparrows

Seed eaters with conical bills.

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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

8–9 inBackyardYear-round

A clear, slurred whistle often written as birdie-birdie-birdie, both sexes singing.

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House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

5–6 inBackyardYear-round

A long, warbling jumble that ends on a rough upward note.

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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

5–7 inScrubYear-round

Three sharp opening notes, then a varied tumbling trill.

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American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

4–5 inWeedy fieldsYear-round

A bouncy per-chic-o-ree given in flight.

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All 84 finches & sparrows, with every recording

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