On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Russell Rogers wrote:

> At McChord AFB I banded over 150 individuals between 11/96 and 8/97. To
> put that number into perspective, there were only two other species in
> which I banded greater numbers, Pine Siskin at about 170 and Oregon Juncos
> at about 380. I don't have any notion if that is up or down in relation to
> the years previous or not, but is seems to be one of our most common
> nesting birds there.
>
Russell--

on the trip we took last Sunday (and you missed.. :)
Jim Pruske commented that the Purple Finches are
declining at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge and being
replaced by House Finches..Jim has been keeping
good data on shat species there are doing..or not
doing as the case may be.

Tom