anyone know what this bird is?

We saw this little guy in the fern on our porch after a bad storm. He sat there for almost a day before he disappeared.

A horned lark?

Juvenile House Finch?

When was the photo taken?

Resin

Yes, I think your right resin... I remember young finches at the feeder at my office window with their hair allll messed up like that.

It was last spring/summer but I am not sure exactly. From the markings on the breast, I thought maybe finch, but the "horns" threw me....Thanks!

In that case, yep, juvenile House Finch, just out of the nest. My uncertainty at first was because it would be rather unlikely to find a fresh nestling in January!!

Resin

Those yellow ? on the sides of the beak look distinctly juvie, too. (Saying "Feed me, feed me.") What would you call them anatomically-the corners of the beak?

Cool. Hoped you's be nearby, Resin.