I have had Purple Finches in several locations in southeastern Michigan (where they do not breed) in the past week or so; about the earlies I've had them in nearly 20 years. Allen Chartier [log in to unmask] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet =============================================== Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. ---Steven Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenn Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:25 AM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Purple Finches, again > As I mentioned in a post a couple of days ago, Purple Finches are moving > through northwestern Ohio in impressive numbers. Kim and I have seen / > heard them just about everywhere that we've been outdoors in Ottawa County > over the last few days. And I know that one highly skilled observer had > small numbers flying over central Columbus a couple of days ago, so the > flight isn't just confined to the northwest. These birds are very easy to > overlook -- listen carefully for their callnotes, a metallic "pik," and > watch for them at feeders, where they appear a little more chunky and > short-tailed than the omnipresent House Finches (and with some plumage > differences, of course -- check your field guide). This may be an > exceptionally good flight year for Purple Finches and I hope that birders > will keep notes on when / where they show up. > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]