Yes, this isn’t very clear. I thought the bird visiting me in the morning was a Finch, but he is a Sparrow. My mistake. Whoever he was, he didn’t show up today; I was flooded with name suggestions; my favorite was Atticus Finch, whether he is a Finch or not.
I have to start this a bit backward. This is the bird visiting me every day, and I think he is a Finch, but given my past record, he may not be.
Whatever he is and how often he appears, I’m calling him Atticus. It just feels right. Thanks for coming along. I wish I were a little saner. Thanks for your names; there are some excellent ones.
If you have an iPhone there’s a really cool feature that helps identify birds, plants, bugs, etc. Just open the photo in the photos app and a little icon will pop up beneath the photo with suggestions. Not always 100% accurate, but still handy.
https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org and it us a Cornell-developed app so as trusty as a land grant university can be. You’ll find it in your app store, most likely.