I watched a pair of Purple finches building a nest in a Colorado blue spruce in my yard today near Lucas,Richland Co. This seems to be a late date for them to be nesting in this area,has anyone observed similar activity with Purple finches lately? Also present were 2 other singing males nearby that the paired male kept driving off his territory. He also was seen chasing away a nearby nesting male House finch (nest in Arborvitae) and a male House sparrow (nest in woodpecker cavity-dead White birch). Hopefully they will prevail in nesting with all the nearby competition. Gary Cowell ______________________________________________________________________ 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]