To my surprize today, I had a Purple Finch visit my feeder at Beaver Creek State Park in Columbiana County near East Liverpool. Immediately I noticed the matting around it's left eye. I knew from reading something a few years back that it may have conjuctivitis. After researching it on line, I concluded this was right. I don't think the poor thing could even see out of it. It appeared to be feeding just fine and very active. Attached is close up picture of it. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]