I'm relatively new to NE Ohio so I don't know the normal patterns for purple finches, but we've had them at our feeders all summer. Our first sighting was April 4. I suppose they'll be leaving soon but as of yesterday they were still around. The junco that has been a rare but regular visitor all summer is appearing more often now. Happy birding, everyone. Carol Crochet Parsons near Kirtland and Chardon, NE Ohio On 9/10/07, Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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] > -- "A nature lover is a person, who, when treed by a bear, enjoys the view." Unk. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]