[NatureNS] Purple Finch/ Pine Grosbeak?

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I am now quite sure that it is a male Purple Finch visiting as there are se=
veral females here as well, all spending time at both the finch feeder and =
the sunflower seed feeder. Hope they stay for a while and that they stay he=
althy.
=A0
Gayle MacLean

--- On Mon, 10/20/08, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> wrote:

From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>
Subject: [NatureNS] Purple Finch/ Pine Grosbeak?
To: "naturelist" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Received: Monday, October 20, 2008, 2:26 PM







Not sure of the ID but a pinky/rosy smallish bird with darkish grey wing-ba=
rs was visiting my black oil sunflower seed silo feeder today. Tried to get=
 a picture but it flew away.=20
Set up all my feeders yesterday, black oil sunflower seed feeders, finch fe=
eders (brand new, threw out my last years feeders due to illness seen in pu=
rple finches recently) & suet cakes.=20
LOTS of activity today, robins galore, blue jays, Northern Flickers (feedin=
g on the ground mind you!), white throat sparrows, song sparrows, one Hairy=
 Woodpecker=A0(haven't seen one here for a long time!) Always see Downy Woo=
dpeckers, though, black capped chickadees, starlings, pigeons. =A0And one r=
ather bed-raggled looking lone grackle, limping abit and=A0no feathers on t=
he back of its neck (thought maybe it might have had a close call with a ca=
t, perhaps) but could fly and was feeding.
=A0
Gayle MacLean
Glenwood Ave, Dartmouth=A0
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I am now quite sure that it is a male Purple Finch visiting as there are several females here as well, all spending time at both the finch feeder and the sunflower seed feeder. Hope they stay for a while and that they stay healthy.</DIV>
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<DIV>Gayle MacLean<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 10/20/08, Gayle MacLean <I>&lt;duartess2003@yahoo.ca&gt;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Gayle MacLean &lt;duartess2003@yahoo.ca&gt;<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] Purple Finch/ Pine Grosbeak?<BR>To: "naturelist" &lt;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt;<BR>Received: Monday, October 20, 2008, 2:26 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Not sure of the ID but a pinky/rosy smallish bird with darkish grey wing-bars was visiting my black oil sunflower seed silo feeder today. Tried to get a picture but it flew away. </DIV>
<DIV>Set up all my feeders yesterday, black oil sunflower seed feeders, finch feeders (brand new, threw out my last years feeders due to illness seen in purple finches recently) &amp; suet cakes. </DIV>
<DIV>LOTS of activity today, robins galore, blue jays, Northern Flickers (feeding on the ground mind you!), white throat sparrows, song sparrows, one Hairy Woodpecker&nbsp;(haven't seen one here for a long time!) Always see Downy Woodpeckers, though, black capped chickadees, starlings, pigeons. &nbsp;And one rather bed-raggled looking lone grackle, limping abit and&nbsp;no feathers on the back of its neck (thought maybe it might have had a close call with a cat, perhaps) but could fly and was feeding.</DIV>
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<DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV>
<DIV>Glenwood Ave, Dartmouth&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com 
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