I have seen and heard the occasional Purple Finch in this general area (southwestern Highland Rim) since late November, but they are in much below average numbers. This usually means a generous food crop up north and is a good sign, not a bad sign, for the overall well- being of the species.
Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN On Jan 7, 2014, at 11:58 AM, michael sledjeski wrote:
One Purple Finch at Taylor Bend 1/5/14. Michael Sledjeski Del Rio TN On Jan 7, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Mark Greene wrote:We had two Purple Finches on the Reelfoot Lake CBC and one on the Jackson CBC.Mark Greene Trenton, TN From: "dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx" <dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx> To: Tn Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:36 AM Subject: [TN-Bird] Winter finch forecastI saw the discussion and thought I would pass along this link to Cornell's winter finch forecast. They predicted Purple Finches would stay in the north mostly. Hope we get a few anyway. Peace.Winter Finch Forecast 2013-2014 | eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/wf1314/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
