by CKR
There was a newcomer at the bird feeder this morning. I've checked all my bird guides, and I can't find anything like this. It seems to have a sort of crest, and it's about the size of a house finch (in the upper part of the photo), with a longer tail. The beak marks it as a finch. I suspect it's a cage-bird escapee. My bird guides cover most of the world except for Africa and South Asia, so I'm guessing it's from one of those.
