I haven't been online much in the last few days, but at a glance I don't see much mention of Purple Finches in Ohio yet this season. There have been a lot of them on the move in northwest Ohio the last three days or so (Sept. 8 through 10). I had small flocks at several places within a few miles of the lakeshore around Port Clinton, Ottawa NWR, and Magee Marsh, and I understand that Matt Anderson had good numbers in the Oak Openings (west side of Toledo) on Sept. 8. Today there were a few coming to the feeders at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory's office near the entrance to Crane Creek / Magee Marsh. Looking at published records, this seems early for such numbers to be showing up, so there may be a better flight than usual this year. It's easy to overlook migrant Purple Finches, as they often stay high in the trees. Their typical callnote, a metallic "pik" (given both perched and in flight), isn't very attention-grabbing, but it's worth listening for and learning -- except around feeders, I almost always hear Purple Finches before I see them. Kenn Kaufman Rocky Ridge, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]