[obol] Unusual SF bird

[Russ Namitz]

Jordan & others~

The coloration & size made me think of a Saffron Finch from South America.  
It is introduced in Hawaii (and other places) and, like Dan, I think an 
escaped pet bird seems very likely in San Francisco.
However, Saffron Finch has orange on the crown, not red on the face.

The fact that the tertials & wing coverts are uniform without darker centers 
also point toward an artificial canary-like bird instead of one of the South 
American finches.  A Google search produced Canaries of this orange-red 
coloration, but not one with an isolated facial pattern.

In short, I don't think that is wild nor pure bred.

Cheers,
Russ Namitz
Coos Bay