New bird to the feeder!

Finally, after a few weeks and new bird has come to my feeder!  I had been seeing a lot of Red Winged Blackbirds and Mourning Doves, but today I spotted a House Finch!!  I'm so very excited to see him, with his beautiful red head and underbelly.

(Picture from here.)

House Finches are small bodied birds with thick beaks and pretty flat heads that can be found just about anywhere.  The House Finch was originally found in the western US until in the 1940s some were released in Long Island (they were a failed attempt at being sold as caged birds).  They began to breed quickly and are now a common sight in the eastern US.  They eat mostly plant materials like seeds and fruit.