The flock of purple finches continues to be present at my home in northwest Hocking County. Recently there have been 13 birds(7 males and 6 females). There are also at least 8 pine siskins. However, the red-breasted nuthatches have departed. Jim Fry Hocking County April 22. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]