little yellow bird with tag

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itirbinay
little yellow bird with tag

Hello,

This little bird has been hanging out in my back yard for the past two days. I suspect its a female yellow finch but I'm not sure. She comes towards me when I come out and doesn't seem afraid of people. She also has a tag on her leg. The cat that lives in my house seems really interested so I'm worried about the bird being here. 

I'm wondering what the tag might be about and whether it is actually a yellow finch.

Thank you very much,

Itir

dwatsonbb
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I suspect an escapee domestic Canary, they comein many colour variations, but wait for more experts to turn up.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

pacman
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I'm no Canary expert but agree

Peter

TheBirdLover
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 +3 for an escapee Canary.

M.M.

zosterops
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indeed

they are a domesticated form of a serin (finch) species, try catch it asap an find a home for it as they are exceedingly unlikely to survive long-term at liberty

another was reported on the forum recently 

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/forum/Unidentified-finch

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