Finally, after I had given up all hope, a male and four female Purple Finches showed up this afternoon at my feeders. I had decided that they were going to pass me by this year. I never do get very many P Finches, but I would hate to have missed out all together this year. A Brown Thrasher also has arrived along with a beautiful male Rufus-sided Towhee. A few WT Sparrows still linger, but I think all the Juncos have left and possibly taken my Red-breasted Nuthatches with them. Jesse Livingston Troy, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================