This is a much more common bird than yesterday’s Common Black Hawk and I did not have to travel to south Texas to see it. You likely have a few Purple Finches around your house and feeder. But I saw this one at the Seven Islands Birding Park just east of Knoxville along the French Broad River. Somehow seeing a common bird in the “wild” instead of next to your porch is more satisfying and fun to photograph.
