Dennis,
I don't have actual numbers, but it's my impression that there are many more purple finches at the Fir Island Game Range during latw fall/early winter than at other times.
Greg Toffic
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From: Dennis Paulson
To: Tweeters
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 3:39 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Purple Finch seasonality


Hello, tweets.


I was looking at the range map for Purple FInch and noticed that there is a large breeding range in western Canada north of us in which the birds are said to be migratory, pulling out during the winter. This is a much larger area than the resident range in Washington. Where do these birds go in winter?


I'm wondering if anyone sees numbers of Purple FInches anywhere in this region in the winter where they're not present in summer, or sees much larger numbers in winter than summer. I can't say that I've seen this, so I'm asking purely out of curiosity.

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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net


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