house finch

songbird

Melodious perching avian

• passerinePerching bird order member
• avianOf or concerning birds
• feathersBird's lightweight covering

beak · wings · perch · fledgling · nesting · roost · birdbath · molting · brood · egg-laying

chirp

Short, high avian sound

• warbleSing with tremolo
• trillRapid pitch oscillation
• melodyPleasing sequence of notes

birdsong · vocalization · whistle · notes · serenade · chatter · call · singing · morning song · cheery

red

Primary color, warm

• scarletBright orangish-red color
• crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
• rosyPinkly warm or hopeful

orange · strawberry · raspberry · coral · breast · crown · rump · streaked · brown · mottled

foraging

Seeking wild food sources

• peckingJabbing with beak
• feedingGiving food to
• flockingGathering in crowds

perching · hopping · bathing · preening · courtship · territorial · gregarious · adaptable · tame · bold

backyard

Outdoor space behind home

• feederSource of input
• suburbanOf residential outskirts
• urbanPertaining to cities

garden · porch · eaves · ledge · nest box · shrub · orchard · ranch · farmyard · windowsill

• backyard birdingbird feeder, birdbath, birdhouse, robin, cardinal
• seed eatersgoldfinch, sparrows, canary, seedeaters, sparrow
• songbirdsrobin, sparrow, canary, bluebird, cardinal
• urban wildlifepigeon, brown rat, rat, raccoon, feral pigeon
• Introduced Birdsstarling, rock dove, feral pigeon, mute swan, chukar
• birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck