Riesen ask about Puprple Finches.

The plumage of first year male Purple Finches resembles females. First
year males will sing, and if my memory is correct, may even breed.

Russell

Russell Rogers
Olympia WA



On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Riesen Reto wrote:

> Hi,
>
> we observed 2 days ago a Purple Finch singing - in a female plumage.
> Question: are there female Purple Finches singing? Or do some males, maybe
> first year?, have a female looking plumage?
>
> Location was rural Fraser Valley, Campbell River Valley Regional Park in
> Langley, not far from the US border in B.C.
>
> Reto Riesen
> Vacnouver, B.C.
> riesenr at chem.ubc.ca
>
>