How do you tell a purple finch from a house finch? I have been seeing finches around our house and have been assuming they were house finches, since the males had color only near the head, rather than all of the body. Jim Blowers _____ From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of WEalding@xxxxxxx Sent: Monday, 2007 March 19 11:02 To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [va-richmond-general] Purple Finch 3/19/07 A male at my feeder this morning - first one I've seen this winter Wendy Ealding Powhatan County _____ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339> AOL.com.