Correction - "the only BROWN birds I am calling males are the ones I
have observed singing".
Ian
--- Thumtak <ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I realize this, and the birds I am calling males are the ones I have
observed singing. While it is by no means a foolproof method for
determing the actual sex ratio of the flock, it's all I have to go on
in answering the question posed.
Ian C. Topolsky
Ruth, VA
--- Paul Woodward <grackling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just a reminder. You can't sex female Purple Finches by sightalone.
Maleevery
Purple Finches don't aquire their colorful plumage until their 2nd
year.
Brown Purple Finches can be either male or female.
Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA
grackling@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thumtak" <ict_earth@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <Icepeep@xxxxxxx>; <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: [va-bird] Purple Finches - Ruth, VA
Bob, the sex ratio of my finch flock is usually 1-2 males for
10a
females actively feeding together at one time. With theirgluttoness
dining habits and some help from the other usual suspects, theyhave
(on more than one occasion) gone through nearly 10lbs of seed in
amday...finch
Ian
--- Icepeep@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hello list,
Ian: what is the ratio, please, of males to females in your
flock?
I have been doing a little project with finch flocks lately and
simplycurious 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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