Thanks, Greg.

Come to think of it, I may have seen the same thing at Nisqually, but
I don't go there much in the summer so don't have as good an idea of
their summer numbers. They feed on crab apple fruits at Nisqually,
maybe also at Fir Island.

Dennis

On Mar 14, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Greg and Sally Toffic wrote:

> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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