Breakfast With a View
by Nava Thompson
Title
Breakfast With a View
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A House Finch sitting on the edge of a feeder among the Autumn Blaze fall leaves.Range and habitatThese birds are mainly permanent residents throughout their range; some northern and eastern birds migrate south.[7] Their breeding habitat is urban and suburban areas in eastern North America as well as various semi-open areas in the west from southern Canada to northern Florida[6] and the Mexican state of Oaxaca; the population in central Chiapas may be descended from escaped cagebirds.[4]Originally only a resident of Mexico and the southwestern United States, they were introduced to eastern North America in the 1940s. The birds were sold illegally in New York City[6] as "Hollywood Finches", a marketing artifice.[5] To avoid prosecution under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, vendors and owners released the birds. They have become naturalized; in largely unforested land across the Eastern U.S., they have displaced the native Purple Finch and even the non-native House Sparrow.[8] In 1870, or before, they were introduced into Hawaii and are known abundant on all its islands.There are estimated to be anywhere from 267 million to 1.7 billion individuals across North America.[6]
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October 22nd, 2012
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