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	Purple Finch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Similar declines in suburban Purple Finch populations in the first decade of this century were attributed to expansion of the House Sparrow, another introduced species.
		The state bird of New Hampshire, the Purple Finch is a bird of coniferous and mixed forests, as well as park-like areas, breeding in the northeastern United States, across southern Canada, and in the Cascades and western Sierra Nevada ranges of the West Coast.
		Purple Finches display strong site fidelity to breeding areas, but in winter, flocks of Purple Finches may range widely, depending on local food supplies, and a wider variety of habitats is used.
	birds.cornell.edu /BOW/PURFIN (608 words)

	Purple Finch
		The Purple Finch can be see throughout the eastern United States, but mostly in open woodlands and coniferous forests.
		Purple Finches are not really purple at all, in fact the bird has more of a crimson hue on its head and neck, its belly is a rose color and it has streaks of brown on its back.
		The male and female finches attend to the eggs and babies equally until the young finches are ready to leave the nest.
	www.radfordpl.org /wildwood/today/Animal_articles/Purple_Finch.htm (368 words)

	Purple Finch
		The Purple Finch breeds across southern and central Canada and in the United States, in New England, in the Great Lakes region, and along the pacific coast down into California.
		The Purple Finch Winters throughout the eastern United States and in the states on the western seaboard.
		Declines in northeastern Purple Finch populations, especially in suburban areas, may be correlated to competition with expanding introduced populations of the closely related House Finch.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /purple_finch_info.htm (405 words)

	SDNHM Focus on the Purple and Cassin's Finches
		The males of the Purple and Cassin's Finches are readily distinguished from the House Finch by lacking distinct streaking on the flanks and belly, the females by their distinctly streaked heads and pale eye stripes.
		The deep burgundy color of the adult male Purple Finch is rather uniform over its whole head—dark on the crown and ear coverts, somewhat paler in the eye stripe and throat.
		Female California Purple Finches have an olive tinge to their upperparts, extending to the edges of their rectrices, lacking in either the eastern Purple or Cassin's, so any olive on one of these finches readily identifies it as a Purple.
	www.sdnhm.org /research/birdatlas/focus/cassinsfinch.html (1580 words)

	birdgoods.com Finches
		House finches have increased in population in the last few years and are becoming common in most places year round.
		The Purple Finch is similar to the House Finch in all characteristics but the male purple finch lacks the brown steaks on his belly.
		Purple Finches are not as common as House Finches.
	www.birdgoods.com /birdinfo/finches.htm (233 words)

	New Hampshire Almanac
		The purple finch is hereby designated as the official state bird of New Hampshire.
		The pert little purple finch toppled the one-time sturdy New Hampshire hen to become the Granite State's official bird, by vote of the 1957 Legislature.
		The purple finch readily mustered broad legislative support, because of the respected influence of its sponsoring organizations, and Miss Spollett's hen bill became pigeon-hold.
	www.state.nh.us /nhinfo/bird.html (303 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Purple Finch, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		Purple finches are very fond of the seed balls of the sycamore and the sweet gum in the south, and farther north they feed on sumac berries and the buds of the balsam fir, in addition to the items mentioned above.
		Economic Status.--When we see the purple finches flocking into our orchards in the spring and a shower of blossoms falling to the ground, we are apt to condemn them as detrimental to the interests of the orchardist.
		This Finch appears at first sight to be destructive, for it devours buds and the blossoms of apple, cherry, peach, and plum trees, feeding on the stamens and pistils.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch41-50/purfinch.html (5091 words)

	Purple Finch Winter 1997-1998 Survey
		Purple Finches winter from southern Quebec across southern Ontario to Manitoba, south to Texas and northern Florida.
		The winter finch survey is showing that Purple Finches are most often found in areas of moderate to heavy seed crops.
		The first 2 examples are of the song of the Purple Finch, then their are several examples of their "pit" call.
	www.birdsource.org /winfin/Purfin/pufisurv.htm (182 words)

	Backyard Birds of Winter in Nova Scotia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The female Purple Finch has a distinct dark brown patch through their eyes that is bordered by a light stripe that runs over the top of the eye.
		Purple Finches, on the other hand, are not aggressive and are popular with feeder watchers as they have the tendency to stay at feeders longer than some other species, providing viewers with a good look at them.
		Purple Finches are just as common in cities and towns as they are in the country but appear most frequently in yards that have evergreens and berry bushes.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/winbirds/colour/c07.htm (389 words)

	The BirdWeb - Species Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Male Purple Finches typically have brown undertones on their backs and wings, but are reddish-purple overall (with the exception of their white bellies), with the brightest coloring on their breasts and heads.
		Purple Finches are generally found in moist coniferous and mixed-forest lowlands, especially those with many openings and edges, and an abundant understory.
		The introduction of House Finches in the eastern United States in the early 20th Century appears to have caused a decline in Purple Finch populations in that part of the country.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/species.asp?id=454 (831 words)

	* Purple Finch - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ohio has a small population of breeding purple finches, but most are encountered at feeders during spring and fall migrations of northern populations...
		A pair of cardinals on fresh snow, purple finches darting in and out of the bare branches of the trees, and even the bossy, big bluejays are a treat to watch on a winter day...
		The House Finch is closely related to the Cassin's Finch and the Purple Finch, and in fact, there are places in Washington where all three species can be found...
	www.bestknows.com /bird/purple_finch.html (344 words)

	Hilton Pond (Text) Carpodacus finches in South Carolina's Piedmont: Migration, site fidelity, sex ratios, and longevity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although Purple Finches historically have bred, migrated, and overwintered throughout the eastern U.S., House Finches are newcomers to the region.
		Purple Finches present a more difficult sexing problem because males do not acquire red plumage until late in their second summer; therefore, brown Purple Finches may be females of any age, or young males aged as Hatch-Year (HY) or Second-Year (SY).
		Purple Finches and House Finches recovered or recaptured elsewhere from April through mid-October were probably on or near their breeding grounds.
	www.hiltonpond.org /PubFinchNABB94Text.html (2868 words)

	All About Birds
		Formerly the common red finch at eastern bird feeders, the Purple Finch has been displaced in many areas by the introduced House Finch.
		The raspberry- or rose-colored Purple Finch lives primarily in coniferous woods and visits most of the eastern United States only in the winter.
		The decline of the Purple Finch in the East may be partly explained by competition with the introduced House Finch.
	birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Purple_Finch.html (257 words)

	Purple Finch Photos and Information - Birding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		However, where the male house finch is only red on its breast, the male purple finch is red pretty much all over.
		The house finch is VERY common, while the purple finch is relatively uncommon.
		Both the house finch and purple finch females are only brown and white.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art3528.asp (142 words)

	Birds - Purple Finch
		It is not until the purple finch reaches maturity in his second year that his plumage takes on the raspberry-red tints that some ornithologists named purple.
		Before maturity, but for the yellow on his lower back and throat, he and his mate alike suggest a song-sparrow; and it is important to note their particularly heavy, rounded bills, with the tufts of feathers at the base, and their forked tails, to name them correctly.
		But when parental duties are over, the finches leave our lawns and gardens to join flocks of their own kind in more re-mote orchards or woods, their favorite haunts.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles20/birds-135.shtml (512 words)

	Purple Finch, Great Lakes Bird Conservation
		However, in Wisconsin, of 477 confirmed Brown-headed Cowbird observations from 1995-2000, Purple Finch was not indicated as a host species, whereas House Finch was indicated in 6 of the 477 observations (WSO 2002).
		Although legislation prohibits shooting and trapping, 14% of recoveries of banded Purple Finches were shot without scientific permits and 3% were caught in snares (Collister 1989); additional sources of mortality include collision with motor vehicles, windows and other stationary objects.
		Kennard, J.H. Biennial rhythm in Purple Finch migration.
	www.uwgb.edu /birds/greatlakes/species/pufi.htm (1050 words)

	Birds: The Purple Finch
		PURPLE GROSBEAK, Crimson Finch, Strawberry Bird, and Linnet are some of the common names by which this bird of bright colors, sweet song, and sociable disposition is known.
		Brewer says that the song of the Purple Finch resembles that of the Canary, and though less varied and powerful, is softer, sweeter, and more touching and pleasing.
		The nest of the Finch is usually placed in evergreens or orchard trees, at a moderate distance from the ground.
	www.birdnature.com /feb1898/purplefinch.html (495 words)

	Purple House Finch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		House finches almost always are found in settled areas with houses, lawns, and small conifers.
		House finches are early nesters, beginning in March in most of the country.
		Eastern populations of house finches have been vulnerable to a virus that results in horribly crusty eyes, killing or blinding most of the affected birds.
	www.glue.umd.edu /~ldavison/wildlife/american_birds/purplehousefinch (196 words)

	Purple Finch
		Purple Finches are found in the eastern half of the U.S., year-round in the New England states, but only during winter elsewhere.
		Another population of Purple Finches lives in a narrow region along the Pacific Coast from California to Canada.
		The male purple finch performs a courtship dance for the female, dangling his wings, then beating them faster and faster.
	www.jeremiahstokely.com /purple_finch.htm (260 words)

	Bird Tales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The female Purple Finch has a broad, white line going from the eye toward the back of the head.
		Purple is a “regal” color, the color of kings and queens with crowns.
		In the head pattern of the Purple Finch males, the entire head is colored (or at least tinged) with some reddish shade.
	www.skitales.com /bird_tales.htm (965 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Purple Finch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Breeding Nest: Composed of twigs and grass stems, rough exteriorly, lined variously with hair, fine rootlets, beard lichen when available, and occasionally wool from a sheep; usually placed near the top of a small or medium-sized spruce or fir in open woodland, sometimes so high as to be among the cone-bearing branchlets.
		Remarks The male Purple Finch's song and bright red plumage are notable characteristics.
		The Purple Finch is quite impartial in this regard, building its nest just as often in our gardens as in remote forested areas.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0402.htm (589 words)

	State Birds - Purple Finch - New Hampshire
		From the beginning of November until April, flocks of the Purple Finch, consisting of from six to twenty individuals, are seen throughout the whole of Louisiana and the adjoining States.
		They measure seven-eighths and a quarter in length, four-eighths and a half in breadth, and are thus of an elongated form, rather pointed.
		Their ground-colour is a bright emerald-green, sparingly marked with dots and a few streaks of fl, accumulated near the apex, and some large marks of dull purple here and there over the whole surface.
	www.flyingmobiles.com /html/statebirds/purple_finch.htm (1377 words)

	Purple Finch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, is a small finch.
		Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings.
		This bird has been displaced from some habitat by House Sparrows and then the introduction of House Finches in the east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Purple_Finch (180 words)

	Purple Finch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The courtship of Purple Finches is one of the most gentle and appealing mating rituals in the Rockies.
		Purple (purpureus) is simply too harsh a description of this bird's delicate color.
		Cassin's Finch: male has a brown nape and lightly streaked, brown flanks; female lacks the distinct cheek patch and has streaked undertail coverts.
	www.birdguide.com /brdpgs/517.htm (299 words)

	Purple_Finchss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The raspberry or rose-red wash of the male Purple Finch is deepest over the head, fading over the breast, flanks, back and wings, and the streaking of the underparts is faint.
		The wash of the male House Finch is variable in color, ranging from yellow to red, with occasional color appearing on the rump and shoulders.
		The female is like the male without the wash (although some are slightly tinged with color); they lack the cheek patch and white eyebrow of the female Purple Finch.
	www.stanfordalumni.org /birdsite/text/species/Purple_Finchss.html (106 words)

	An Exceptional Purple Finch Winter (2003-2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Purple Finches seem to be facultative migrants--they don't bail out of their nesting grounds in the northeastern U.S. and Canada unless food is scarce and/or weather is severe.
		For one, Purple Finches followed their usual pattern of not appearing in good numbers until the winter was well underway (see chart below); only 11% (n=113) of the winter total arrived before the end of December, followed by 412 in January, 351 in February, and 179 in March.
		Purple Finches present a difficult sexing problem because males do not acquire red plumage (top photo) until late in their second summer; therefore, brown Purple Finches (just above) may be females of any age OR young males.
	www.hiltonpond.org /ThisWeek040322.html (1587 words)

	Postage Stamps of Franklin Pierce White Birch tree Purple Finch Purple Lilac New Hampshire flag
		Purple Lilacs grow on shrubs that flower into enormous blossoms that exude an intoxicating fragrance.
		Of all the birds flapping their wings across Earth's skies, one in seven is a Finch.
		The Purple Finch, known for its sweet song, is most often found in the eastern states.
	www.postcardsfrom.com /stamp/stamp-nh.html (406 words)

	The Nectar Eating Habits of the Purple Finch
		In March the purple finches transferred their attentions to the apricot trees and continued the same procedure.
		Of the four apricot trees which had not been visited by the purple finches the three unpruned trees were loaded with small fruit.
		Because observations were made for only one season, it is not possible to determine whether these results were actually brought about by the purple finches or merely coincidental to other factors such as soil fertility, moisture, insects, and the general health of the trees.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Condor/files/issues/v042n02/p0126-p0126.html (389 words)

	The AvianWeb: All About Birds
		They are more delicate than other finch species and not known for their parenting skills.
		In the evening, I went back to the aviary and was surprised to see that the little parrot finch was back in the aviary, except he was in the section where the cockatiels were.
		I love Zebra Finches and hope we will stop over-producing them, so that they are no longer purchased on impulse and are taken care of as they most certainly deserve.
	www.avianweb.com /finchspecies.htm (1176 words)

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