Finches are quite the beautiful birds. The primary types of finches you are likely to encounter in your backyard are House Finches and Purple Finches. The male House Finches have beautiful coloring, with a red breast and brown striped wings. Females House Finches have different red coloring, which makes them look more like Purple Finches. Purple Finches are not actually purple, they are more of a deep rose red. House Finches primarily live in the western regions of the United States, but there are plenty in the eastern region as well. Purple Finches primarily live in eastern United States. In fact, they are the state bird of New Hampshire!
Besides the beautiful coloring of Finches, people love them because of their beautiful singing voice. They have a very pleasant musical voice that is quite enjoyable to listen to. Another reason it is great to have Finches in your yard is because they are not aggressive, which means that they can live happily with a variety of other birds.
If you feed them, they will come! Put out bird feeders specifically made for Finches, and they will visit your backyard often. One of my favorite bird feeders is the Squirrel Buster Finch – 1.4 quart, pictured above. If a squirrel ever tries to feed from the feeder, their weight will drag the shroud down, preventing them from eating the food. This way, squirrels will not eat your expensive finch food! The Squirrel Buster Finch – 1.4 quart can be filled with any food you have that Finches love. It is also dish washer safe so it can easily be cleaned.
The Yellow Metal Thistle Seed Tube Bird Feeder – 12 Ports is another great finch feeder. It has 12 perches, meaning that 12 perches can be at this feeder at once! The top of this feeder opens easily, so you will have no trouble adding different types of seeds to this feeder. The Lyric Finch Mix is a great blend of a variety of seeds that will attract large amounts of Finches! The Yellow Metal Thistle Seed Tube Bird Feeder – 12 Ports has a bright yellow metal top which is an appealing color to Finches.
Keep in mind that besides seeds, Finches love fruits and berries. Specific fruits they like are bananas, raw apples, grapes, watermelon, and frozen crabapples. They even enjoy pecans! Switch it up and offer your backyard Finches a variety of treats!