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[va-bird] Purple Finches - Ruth, VA

  • From: Thumtak <ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Icepeep@xxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:05:14 -0800 (PST)
 Bob, the sex ratio of my finch flock is usually 1-2 males for every 10
females actively feeding together at one time. With their gluttoness
dining habits and some help from the other usual suspects, they have
(on more than one occasion) gone through nearly 10lbs of seed in a
day...

 Ian

--- Icepeep@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hello list,
>    Ian:  what is the ratio, please, of males to females in your finch
> flock?  
> I have been doing a little project with finch flocks lately and am
> curious to 
> know. My biggest flock of Purple Finches yet is only fifteen
> (3males-12 
> females), so I am keen to hear.
> 
> 
> Bob Abrams
> McLean, Virginia
> 


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