Hi Jim

I looked up the purple finch in Cornell "Birds of North America"
(subscriber). There seems to be an immature PF with a similar look, but
there is also a yellow variant that could fit your photos. I also wonder if
these are leucistic birds...

A search for the variant /photos brings up quite a variety. Not all are
reliable, however.

I don't know if you can see these from the Macaulay Library. Quite a lot of
variation there too.

https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxonCode=purfin&mediaType=Photo&sort=rating_desc

I'm sure the experts will chime in...

Cindy

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On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Jim Block <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A few weeks ago a strange looking purple finch appeared in my yard. It had
> a yellow patch under its bill that I had not seen before. It was back today
> with 4 other purple finches. And one of them was ever stranger looking.
> The patch was larger and the bird had a very yellow-orange tint. If anyone
> has any ideas if these are anomalies or within a normal variation in
> markings, I would like to hear your opinions.
>
>
>
> I put photos here:
>
> https://www.jimblockphoto.com/2018/03/strange-looking-purple-finches/
>
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> Jim Block
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> Etna, NH
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