Lab #1

Date: 20 January, 2016

Location: Lumber River Conservancy

Lab Activity: Bird Surveying 

Habitat: Pine/Hardwood Forest on and near the Lumber River floodplain

Temperature: 39.3 F - 46.8 F

Wind: 2.1 mph

Humidity: 23.8% - 24%

Additional Information: There was a lot of cloud cover.

    We went out to an area near the Lumber River to look for birds.

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Female Male

Male Winter Plumage

House Finches were seen near the pond eating sweet gum tree seeds amongst Carolina Chickadee.

The males have red colorations along the face, breast, and rump. The females have a dingy grayish brown color. While the females generally remain the same year round, the males take on a dingier coloration during the winter.

  House Finch Call