The flock of purple finches at my home in northwest Hocking County has continued to increase. Today(Friday, April 19)the number grew to 28 birds, 19 males and 9 females. The birds have been eating in the feeder, on the ground, and singing in the trees. There have been up to four red-breasted nuthatches since winter. Recently, including today, there were two. Jim Fry Hocking County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]