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20.3 (9.84 - 30.5)|
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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
The House Finch colonized Saskatchewan with remarkable speed. From its categorization as a "very rare transient? in 1996 (Smith), the House Finch has rapidly expanded to become a familiar year-round urban species throughout southern Saskatchewan. House Finches are permanent residents with two distinct populations. The range of the native western population extends from southern British Columbia to southern Mexico. The eastern population originated in the New York area around 1940 when captive wild birds were released (Elliott and Arbib 1953).
House Finches thrive around human dwellings with associated lawns and ornamental trees. Moving in small flocks, they take readily to feeding stations and show a preference for sunflower seeds. They also enjoy the seeds of ash and maple trees, ragweed, and pigweed, and even pods of lilacs which they break open with their strong beaks to reach the seeds inside (Bob Luterbach).
House Finches are now common, especially in cities, towns, and villages, north to Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, Nipawin, and Somme. They have adapted quickly and are now mainly non-migratory, although local movements do occur.
Original text by Arelen Karpan. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the House Finch in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. House Finch in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=HOFI&lang=en [09 Nov 2025]
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