Apropos of other reports of late Purple Finches, Bob Thobaben and I captured and banded a Purple Finch yesterday (22 Apr) at his farm 6.5 miles west of Wilmington. It was a second year bird, probably a female. We also caught three Red-breasted Nuthatches, two of which had been banded at this location earlier in the winter. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Wilmington, OH, USA [log in to unmask] http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine linea ______________________________________________________________________ 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]