I had 2-6 purple finches all winter until the warm spell in Feb. That brought lots of purples apparently traveling north. I have counted 120 and more on the ground and on the picnic table top before something scared them. I have kept about that same number until last Saturday's warm weather. (the nice warm weather apparently moved them farther north). Now I only have about a couple dozen staying with me this week. The males are sure beautiful right now. I usually have more than a hundred gold finches all winter; but this was a first for the huge number of purples that invaded me in Feb. I have fed 10 gallon of sunflower seed per day since then.
Joy Wilson Mt. Pleasant (Henry County) S.E.Iowa --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
