I have many Purple Finches here in Preston/Fall City (not far from Sammamish)- as a matter of fact I'm surprised when I find House Finches rather than Purple when the ID is first established via visual rather than sound. There are Purple Finches nesting somewhere nearby (neighbors lot?) as I've seen them mating, carrying nest material and just this week foraging for and carrying away insects and other small creatures.

Cheers and good birdingRob Conway Preston / Fall City, WAlatitude 47 32' 20" , longitude -121 54' 42" robin_birder at hotmail.com


Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:32:54 -0700From: rchapanis.fun at gmail.comTo: tweeters at u.washington.eduSubject: [Tweeters] Purple finches anyone?
I haven't seen purple finches in years. (I used to see tons of 'em around my feeders, but no more...) I've been watching this list closely, but I don't recall seeing any mention of purple finches. Has anyone seen them? If so, where and when?

Roger Chapanis
Sammamish
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