As a 'casual birder', I have been waiting for a Purple Finch to appear at my feeders among the large number of House Finches who visit daily. I've been watching/photographing for several years. Today was the day! I finally got some photos of what is most definitely a male Purple Finch at my feeder today. He's been around for a few days, but today I was able to get photos to convince myself that there was no chance that he was just a overly-showy House Finch. The House Finches have been feeding fledglings here for a week or so. Jeff ______________________________________________________________________ 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]