Finches are brown streaky sparrow-like birds ... If you see a crested bird with a red head and short conical bill at your seed feeder it is going to be one of the cardinals.

One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds ... buff head; streaked underparts. The white-throated sparrow has ...

At that season it is frequently mistaken for the chipping sparrow ... tree sparrows are more frequent at bird feeders. Polytypic. Length 6.3". Gray head and nape crowned with rufous; rufous ...