Had the purple finches here in Lima also today, , Russell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 2:42 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Bye Hoary, Hellooo Purple...I hope. :-D > Well with the weather wet today, I decided to stay at home and keep dry, > sorting pictures. While taking a break, I went upstairs to my new > favorite birding spot just in time to see a female purple finch heading > up the branches of my Lilac "bush". Eye stripe and bill were deciding > factors...now if I could just get the males to come in!...actually they > are probably here, I just have to sort it out from all of the house > finches! :-D I'm just not seeing anything that would scream male purple > finch. > > I am also getting an orange variant house finch...It has been here a > while, but I had assumed that it would eventually turn red, but it hasn't. > > I did get a pic or two of the female purple. The best one is here: > > http://sjlarue.smugmug.com/Unsorted/OhioBirds/16108559_K6usy#1248110439_ABNhs > If someone wants to Verify, as my eyes tent to trick me, please do so. :-) > > Have a great day, > > Steve J. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3564 - Release Date: 04/10/11 > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]